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| author | Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> | 2012-03-09 17:25:33 +0100 |
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| committer | John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> | 2012-03-12 14:21:50 -0400 |
| commit | 3cd7920a2be893ed0ba58baaed8fc2930e822fc7 (patch) | |
| tree | 2a4d72fa684425f9f9d9adcab23889a6b5dbe85f /Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt | |
| parent | 290d60891eb659e52204ec209e08cc0cabc5b99f (diff) | |
| download | linux-next-3cd7920a2be893ed0ba58baaed8fc2930e822fc7.tar.gz | |
mac80211: add auth/assoc/deauth flow diagram
I've been working on some documentation, so let's
add this diagram to the kernel tree where at least
it has a chance of being maintained :-)
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt | 99 |
1 files changed, 99 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt b/Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..721773d2b9d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +# +# This outlines the Linux authentication/association and +# deauthentication/disassociation flows. +# +# This can be converted into a diagram using the service +# at http://www.websequencediagrams.com/ +# + +participant userspace +participant mac80211 +participant driver + +alt authentication needed (not FT) +userspace->mac80211: authenticate + +alt authenticated/authenticating already +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, not-exist) +mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(clear BSSID) +else associated +note over mac80211,driver +like deauth/disassoc, without sending the +BA session stop & deauth/disassoc frames +end note +end + +mac80211->driver: config(channel, non-HT) +mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(set BSSID, basic rate bitmap) +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, exists) + +alt no probe request data known +mac80211->driver: TX directed probe request +driver->mac80211: RX probe response +end + +mac80211->driver: TX auth frame +driver->mac80211: RX auth frame + +alt WEP shared key auth +mac80211->driver: TX auth frame +driver->mac80211: RX auth frame +end + +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, authenticated) +mac80211->userspace: RX auth frame + +end + +userspace->mac80211: associate +alt authenticated or associated +note over mac80211,driver: cleanup like for authenticate +end + +alt not previously authenticated (FT) +mac80211->driver: config(channel, non-HT) +mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(set BSSID, basic rate bitmap) +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, exists) +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, authenticated) +end +mac80211->driver: TX assoc +driver->mac80211: RX assoc response +note over mac80211: init rate control +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, associated) + +alt not using WPA +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, authorized) +end + +mac80211->driver: set up QoS parameters + +alt is HT channel +mac80211->driver: config(channel, HT params) +end + +mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(QoS, HT, associated with AID) +mac80211->userspace: associated + +note left of userspace: associated now + +alt using WPA +note over userspace +do 4-way-handshake +(data frames) +end note +userspace->mac80211: authorized +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, authorized) +end + +userspace->mac80211: deauthenticate/disassociate +mac80211->driver: stop BA sessions +mac80211->driver: TX deauth/disassoc +mac80211->driver: flush frames +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP,associated) +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP,authenticated) +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP,exist) +mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP,not-exist) +mac80211->driver: turn off powersave +mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(clear BSSID, not associated, no QoS, ...) +mac80211->driver: config(non-HT channel type) +mac80211->userspace: disconnected |