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+=============================
+mac80211 subsystem (advanced)
+=============================
+
+Information contained within this part of the book is of interest only
+for advanced interaction of mac80211 with drivers to exploit more
+hardware capabilities and improve performance.
+
+LED support
+===========
+
+Mac80211 supports various ways of blinking LEDs. Wherever possible,
+device LEDs should be exposed as LED class devices and hooked up to the
+appropriate trigger, which will then be triggered appropriately by
+mac80211.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions:
+ ieee80211_get_tx_led_name
+ ieee80211_get_rx_led_name
+ ieee80211_get_assoc_led_name
+ ieee80211_get_radio_led_name
+ ieee80211_tpt_blink
+ ieee80211_tpt_led_trigger_flags
+ ieee80211_create_tpt_led_trigger
+
+Hardware crypto acceleration
+============================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :doc: Hardware crypto acceleration
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions:
+ set_key_cmd
+ ieee80211_key_conf
+ ieee80211_key_flags
+ ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k
+ ieee80211_get_tkip_p1k_iv
+ ieee80211_get_tkip_p2k
+
+Powersave support
+=================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :doc: Powersave support
+
+Beacon filter support
+=====================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :doc: Beacon filter support
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions: ieee80211_beacon_loss
+
+Multiple queues and QoS support
+===============================
+
+TBD
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions: ieee80211_tx_queue_params
+
+Access point mode support
+=========================
+
+TBD
+
+Some parts of the if_conf should be discussed here instead
+
+Insert notes about VLAN interfaces with hw crypto here or in the hw
+crypto chapter.
+
+support for powersaving clients
+-------------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :doc: AP support for powersaving clients
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions:
+ ieee80211_get_buffered_bc
+ ieee80211_beacon_get
+ ieee80211_sta_eosp
+ ieee80211_frame_release_type
+ ieee80211_sta_ps_transition
+ ieee80211_sta_ps_transition_ni
+ ieee80211_sta_set_buffered
+ ieee80211_sta_block_awake
+
+Supporting multiple virtual interfaces
+======================================
+
+TBD
+
+Note: WDS with identical MAC address should almost always be OK
+
+Insert notes about having multiple virtual interfaces with different MAC
+addresses here, note which configurations are supported by mac80211, add
+notes about supporting hw crypto with it.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions:
+ ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces
+ ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic
+
+Station handling
+================
+
+TODO
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions:
+ ieee80211_sta
+ sta_notify_cmd
+ ieee80211_find_sta
+ ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr
+
+Hardware scan offload
+=====================
+
+TBD
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions: ieee80211_scan_completed
+
+Aggregation
+===========
+
+TX A-MPDU aggregation
+---------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/agg-tx.c
+ :doc: TX A-MPDU aggregation
+
+.. WARNING: DOCPROC directive not supported: !Cnet/mac80211/agg-tx.c
+
+RX A-MPDU aggregation
+---------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
+ :doc: RX A-MPDU aggregation
+
+.. WARNING: DOCPROC directive not supported: !Cnet/mac80211/agg-rx.c
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions: ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action
+
+Spatial Multiplexing Powersave (SMPS)
+=====================================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :doc: Spatial multiplexing power save
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions:
+ ieee80211_request_smps
+ ieee80211_smps_mode
+
+TBD
+
+This part of the book describes the rate control algorithm interface and
+how it relates to mac80211 and drivers.
+
+Rate Control API
+================
+
+TBD
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
+ :functions:
+ ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session
+ ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe
+ ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session
+ ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe
+ ieee80211_rate_control_changed
+ ieee80211_tx_rate_control
+
+TBD
+
+This part of the book describes mac80211 internals.
+
+Key handling
+============
+
+Key handling basics
+-------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/key.c
+ :doc: Key handling basics
+
+MORE TBD
+--------
+
+TBD
+
+Receive processing
+==================
+
+TBD
+
+Transmit processing
+===================
+
+TBD
+
+Station info handling
+=====================
+
+Programming information
+-----------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+ :functions:
+ sta_info
+ ieee80211_sta_info_flags
+
+STA information lifetime rules
+------------------------------
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+ :doc: STA information lifetime rules
+
+Aggregation Functions
+=====================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+ :functions:
+ sta_ampdu_mlme
+ tid_ampdu_tx
+ tid_ampdu_rx
+
+Synchronisation Functions
+=========================
+
+TBD
+
+Locking, lots of RCU