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+===========================
+mac80211 subsystem (basics)
+===========================
+
+You should read and understand the information contained within this
+part of the book while implementing a mac80211 driver. In some chapters,
+advanced usage is noted, those may be skipped if this isn't needed.
+
+This part of the book only covers station and monitor mode
+functionality, additional information required to implement the other
+modes is covered in the second part of the book.
+
+Basic hardware handling
+=======================
+
+TBD
+
+This chapter shall contain information on getting a hw struct allocated
+and registered with mac80211.
+
+Since it is required to allocate rates/modes before registering a hw
+struct, this chapter shall also contain information on setting up the
+rate/mode structs.
+
+Additionally, some discussion about the callbacks and the general
+programming model should be in here, including the definition of
+ieee80211_ops which will be referred to a lot.
+
+Finally, a discussion of hardware capabilities should be done with
+references to other parts of the book.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :functions:
+	ieee80211_hw
+	ieee80211_hw_flags
+	SET_IEEE80211_DEV
+	SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR
+	ieee80211_ops
+	ieee80211_alloc_hw
+	ieee80211_register_hw
+	ieee80211_unregister_hw
+	ieee80211_free_hw
+
+PHY configuration
+=================
+
+TBD
+
+This chapter should describe PHY handling including start/stop callbacks
+and the various structures used.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :functions:
+	ieee80211_conf
+	ieee80211_conf_flags
+
+Virtual interfaces
+==================
+
+TBD
+
+This chapter should describe virtual interface basics that are relevant
+to the driver (VLANs, MGMT etc are not.) It should explain the use of
+the add_iface/remove_iface callbacks as well as the interface
+configuration callbacks.
+
+Things related to AP mode should be discussed there.
+
+Things related to supporting multiple interfaces should be in the
+appropriate chapter, a BIG FAT note should be here about this though and
+the recommendation to allow only a single interface in STA mode at
+first!
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :functions: ieee80211_vif
+
+Receive and transmit processing
+===============================
+
+what should be here
+-------------------
+
+TBD
+
+This should describe the receive and transmit paths in mac80211/the
+drivers as well as transmit status handling.
+
+Frame format
+------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :doc: Frame format
+
+Packet alignment
+----------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/rx.c
+   :doc: Packet alignment
+
+Calling into mac80211 from interrupts
+-------------------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :doc: Calling mac80211 from interrupts
+
+functions/definitions
+---------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :functions:
+	ieee80211_rx_status
+	mac80211_rx_encoding_flags
+	mac80211_rx_flags
+	mac80211_tx_info_flags
+	mac80211_tx_control_flags
+	mac80211_rate_control_flags
+	ieee80211_tx_rate
+	ieee80211_tx_info
+	ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status
+	ieee80211_rx
+	ieee80211_rx_ni
+	ieee80211_rx_irqsafe
+	ieee80211_tx_status
+	ieee80211_tx_status_ni
+	ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe
+	ieee80211_rts_get
+	ieee80211_rts_duration
+	ieee80211_ctstoself_get
+	ieee80211_ctstoself_duration
+	ieee80211_generic_frame_duration
+	ieee80211_wake_queue
+	ieee80211_stop_queue
+	ieee80211_wake_queues
+	ieee80211_stop_queues
+	ieee80211_queue_stopped
+
+Frame filtering
+===============
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :doc: Frame filtering
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :functions: ieee80211_filter_flags
+
+The mac80211 workqueue
+======================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :doc: mac80211 workqueue
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+   :functions:
+	ieee80211_queue_work
+	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work