Commit 429ff87b authored by Mauro Carvalho Chehab's avatar Mauro Carvalho Chehab Committed by David S. Miller

docs: networking: convert mac80211-injection.txt to ReST

- add SPDX header;
- adjust title markup;
- mark code blocks and literals as such;
- mark tables as such;
- adjust identation, whitespaces and blank lines;
- add to networking/index.rst.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
parent a6b93e65
...@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Contents: ...@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Contents:
l2tp l2tp
lapb-module lapb-module
ltpc ltpc
mac80211-injection
.. only:: subproject and html .. only:: subproject and html
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
=========================================
How to use packet injection with mac80211 How to use packet injection with mac80211
========================================= =========================================
mac80211 now allows arbitrary packets to be injected down any Monitor Mode mac80211 now allows arbitrary packets to be injected down any Monitor Mode
interface from userland. The packet you inject needs to be composed in the interface from userland. The packet you inject needs to be composed in the
following format: following format::
[ radiotap header ] [ radiotap header ]
[ ieee80211 header ] [ ieee80211 header ]
...@@ -18,15 +21,19 @@ radiotap headers and used to control injection: ...@@ -18,15 +21,19 @@ radiotap headers and used to control injection:
* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FCS: FCS will be removed and recalculated ========================= ===========================================
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_WEP: frame will be encrypted if key available IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FCS FCS will be removed and recalculated
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FRAG: frame will be fragmented if longer than the IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_WEP frame will be encrypted if key available
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FRAG frame will be fragmented if longer than the
current fragmentation threshold. current fragmentation threshold.
========================= ===========================================
* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_FLAGS * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_FLAGS
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_TX_NOACK: frame should be sent without waiting for ============================= ========================================
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_TX_NOACK frame should be sent without waiting for
an ACK even if it is a unicast frame an ACK even if it is a unicast frame
============================= ========================================
* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE
...@@ -37,8 +44,10 @@ radiotap headers and used to control injection: ...@@ -37,8 +44,10 @@ radiotap headers and used to control injection:
HT rate for the transmission (only for devices without own rate control). HT rate for the transmission (only for devices without own rate control).
Also some flags are parsed Also some flags are parsed
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_MCS_SGI: use short guard interval ============================ ========================
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_MCS_BW_40: send in HT40 mode IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_MCS_SGI use short guard interval
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_MCS_BW_40 send in HT40 mode
============================ ========================
* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DATA_RETRIES * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DATA_RETRIES
...@@ -54,14 +63,14 @@ radiotap headers and used to control injection: ...@@ -54,14 +63,14 @@ radiotap headers and used to control injection:
IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_VHT_FLAG_SGI: use short guard interval IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_VHT_FLAG_SGI: use short guard interval
bandwidth field bandwidth field
1: send using 40MHz channel width * 1: send using 40MHz channel width
4: send using 80MHz channel width * 4: send using 80MHz channel width
11: send using 160MHz channel width * 11: send using 160MHz channel width
The injection code can also skip all other currently defined radiotap fields The injection code can also skip all other currently defined radiotap fields
facilitating replay of captured radiotap headers directly. facilitating replay of captured radiotap headers directly.
Here is an example valid radiotap header defining some parameters Here is an example valid radiotap header defining some parameters::
0x00, 0x00, // <-- radiotap version 0x00, 0x00, // <-- radiotap version
0x0b, 0x00, // <- radiotap header length 0x0b, 0x00, // <- radiotap header length
...@@ -71,7 +80,7 @@ Here is an example valid radiotap header defining some parameters ...@@ -71,7 +80,7 @@ Here is an example valid radiotap header defining some parameters
0x01 //<-- antenna 0x01 //<-- antenna
The ieee80211 header follows immediately afterwards, looking for example like The ieee80211 header follows immediately afterwards, looking for example like
this: this::
0x08, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x08, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00,
0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
...@@ -84,10 +93,10 @@ Then lastly there is the payload. ...@@ -84,10 +93,10 @@ Then lastly there is the payload.
After composing the packet contents, it is sent by send()-ing it to a logical After composing the packet contents, it is sent by send()-ing it to a logical
mac80211 interface that is in Monitor mode. Libpcap can also be used, mac80211 interface that is in Monitor mode. Libpcap can also be used,
(which is easier than doing the work to bind the socket to the right (which is easier than doing the work to bind the socket to the right
interface), along the following lines: interface), along the following lines:::
ppcap = pcap_open_live(szInterfaceName, 800, 1, 20, szErrbuf); ppcap = pcap_open_live(szInterfaceName, 800, 1, 20, szErrbuf);
... ...
r = pcap_inject(ppcap, u8aSendBuffer, nLength); r = pcap_inject(ppcap, u8aSendBuffer, nLength);
You can also find a link to a complete inject application here: You can also find a link to a complete inject application here:
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...@@ -10079,7 +10079,7 @@ S: Maintained ...@@ -10079,7 +10079,7 @@ S: Maintained
W: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/ W: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211.git T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211.git
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211-next.git T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211-next.git
F: Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.txt F: Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.rst
F: Documentation/networking/mac80211_hwsim/mac80211_hwsim.rst F: Documentation/networking/mac80211_hwsim/mac80211_hwsim.rst
F: drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.[ch] F: drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.[ch]
F: include/net/mac80211.h F: include/net/mac80211.h
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...@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_parse_tx_radiotap(struct ieee80211_local *local, ...@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_parse_tx_radiotap(struct ieee80211_local *local,
/* /*
* Please update the file * Please update the file
* Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.txt * Documentation/networking/mac80211-injection.rst
* when parsing new fields here. * when parsing new fields here.
*/ */
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