[RFC 4/4] hostapd: DFS use channel switch when radar is detected

Janusz Dziedzic janusz.dziedzic at tieto.com
Sat Nov 23 02:12:29 EST 2013


Until now DFS was simply restarting the AP when
radar was detected.

Now CSA is used to perform smooth switch to a new
channel. Stations not supporting CSA will behave
as before.

Signed-hostap: Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic at tieto.com>
Signed-hostap: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com>
---
 src/ap/dfs.c |  122 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ap/dfs.c b/src/ap/dfs.c
index b331c81..5c3fb13 100644
--- a/src/ap/dfs.c
+++ b/src/ap/dfs.c
@@ -623,58 +623,122 @@ int hostapd_dfs_complete_cac(struct hostapd_iface *iface, int success, int freq,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int hostapd_dfs_start_channel_switch_cac(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
+{
+	struct hostapd_channel_data *channel;
+	int secondary_channel;
+	u8 vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx;
+	u8 vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx;
+	int skip_radar = 0;
+	int err = 1;
+
+	/* Radar detected during active CAC */
+	iface->cac_started = 0;
+	channel = dfs_get_valid_channel(iface, &secondary_channel,
+					&vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx,
+					&vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx,
+					skip_radar);
+
+	if (!channel) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "No valid channel available");
+		hostapd_setup_interface_complete(iface, err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DFS will switch to a new channel %d",
+		   channel->chan);
+	wpa_msg(iface->bss[0]->msg_ctx, MSG_INFO, DFS_EVENT_NEW_CHANNEL
+		"freq=%d chan=%d sec_chan=%d", channel->freq,
+		channel->chan, secondary_channel);
+
+	iface->freq = channel->freq;
+	iface->conf->channel = channel->chan;
+	iface->conf->secondary_channel = secondary_channel;
+	iface->conf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx = vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx;
+	iface->conf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx = vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx;
+	err = 0;
+
+	hostapd_setup_interface_complete(iface, err);
+	return err;
+}
 
 static int hostapd_dfs_start_channel_switch(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
 {
 	struct hostapd_channel_data *channel;
-	int err = 1;
 	int secondary_channel;
 	u8 vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx;
 	u8 vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx;
 	int skip_radar = 1;
+	struct csa_settings csa_settings = {};
+	struct hostapd_data *hapd = iface->bss[0];
+	int err = 1;
 
-	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "%s called", __func__);
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "%s called (CAC active: %s)", __func__,
+		   iface->cac_started ? "yes" : "no");
+
+	/* Check if active CAC */
+	if (iface->cac_started)
+		return hostapd_dfs_start_channel_switch_cac(iface);
+
+
+	/* Perform channel switch/CSA */
 	channel = dfs_get_valid_channel(iface, &secondary_channel,
 					&vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx,
 					&vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx,
 					skip_radar);
-	if (channel) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DFS will switch to a new channel %d",
-			   channel->chan);
-		wpa_msg(iface->bss[0]->msg_ctx, MSG_INFO, DFS_EVENT_NEW_CHANNEL
-			"freq=%d chan=%d sec_chan=%d", channel->freq,
-			channel->chan, secondary_channel);
 
+	if (!channel) {
+		/* FIXME: Wait for channel(s) to become available */
+		hostapd_disable_iface(iface);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DFS will switch to a new channel %d",
+		   channel->chan);
+	wpa_msg(iface->bss[0]->msg_ctx, MSG_INFO, DFS_EVENT_NEW_CHANNEL
+		"freq=%d chan=%d sec_chan=%d", channel->freq,
+		channel->chan, secondary_channel);
+
+	/* Setup CSA request */
+	csa_settings.cs_count = 5;
+	csa_settings.block_tx = 1;
+	err = hostapd_set_freq_params(&csa_settings.freq_params,
+				      iface->conf->hw_mode,
+				      channel->freq,
+				      channel->chan,
+				      iface->conf->ieee80211n,
+				      iface->conf->ieee80211ac,
+				      secondary_channel,
+				      iface->conf->vht_oper_chwidth,
+				      vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx,
+				      vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx,
+				      iface->current_mode->vht_capab);
+
+	if (err)
+		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "DFS Failed to calculate CSA freq params");
+
+	if (!err)
+		err = hostapd_switch_channel(hapd, &csa_settings);
+
+	if (err) {
+		wpa_printf(MSG_WARNING, "DFS Failed to schedule CSA (%d) trying fallback", err);
 		iface->freq = channel->freq;
 		iface->conf->channel = channel->chan;
 		iface->conf->secondary_channel = secondary_channel;
 		iface->conf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx =
-			vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx;
+					vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx;
 		iface->conf->vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx =
-			vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx;
-		err = 0;
-	} else {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "No valid channel available");
-	}
-
-	if (iface->cac_started) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DFS radar detected during CAC");
-		iface->cac_started = 0;
-		/* FIXME: Wait for channel(s) to become available if no channel
-		 * has been found */
-		hostapd_setup_interface_complete(iface, err);
-		return err;
-	}
+					vht_oper_centr_freq_seg1_idx;
 
-	if (err) {
-		/* FIXME: Wait for channel(s) to become available */
 		hostapd_disable_iface(iface);
-		return err;
+		hostapd_enable_iface(iface);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DFS radar detected");
-	hostapd_disable_iface(iface);
-	hostapd_enable_iface(iface);
+	/* Channel configuration will be updated once CSA completes and
+	 * ch_switch_notify event is received */
+
+	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "DFS waiting channel switch event ...");
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.9.5



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