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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/README b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..378577200b56 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/README @@ -0,0 +1,528 @@ +================================================================================ + README for USB8388 + + (c) Copyright © 2003-2006, Marvell International Ltd. + All Rights Reserved + + This software file (the "File") is distributed by Marvell International + Ltd. under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2, June 1991 + (the "License"). You may use, redistribute and/or modify this File in + accordance with the terms and conditions of the License, a copy of which + is available along with the File in the license.txt file or by writing to + the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA + 02111-1307 or on the worldwide web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt. + + THE FILE IS DISTRIBUTED AS-IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND THE + IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE + ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. The License provides additional details about + this warranty disclaimer. +================================================================================ + +===================== +DRIVER LOADING +===================== + + o. Copy the firmware image (e.g. usb8388.bin) to /lib/firmware/ + + o. Load driver by using the following command: + + insmod usb8388.ko [fw_name=usb8388.bin] + +===================== +IWPRIV COMMAND +===================== + +NAME + This manual describes the usage of private commands used in Marvell WLAN + Linux Driver. All the commands available in Wlanconfig will not be available + in the iwpriv. + +SYNOPSIS + iwpriv <ethX> <command> [sub-command] ... + + iwpriv ethX setregioncode <n> + iwpriv ethX getregioncode + +Version 5 Command: + iwpriv ethX ledgpio <n> + +BT Commands: + The blinding table (BT) contains a list of mac addresses that should be + ignored by the firmware. It is primarily used for debugging and + testing networks. It can be edited and inspected with the following + commands: + + iwpriv ethX bt_reset + iwpriv ethX bt_add <mac_address> + iwpriv ethX bt_del <mac_address> + iwpriv ethX bt_list <id> + +FWT Commands: + The forwarding table (FWT) is a feature used to manage mesh network + routing in the firmware. The FWT is essentially a routing table that + associates a destination mac address (da) with a next hop receiver + address (ra). The FWT can be inspected and edited with the following + iwpriv commands, which are described in greater detail below. + Eventually, the table will be automatically maintained by a custom + routing protocol. + + NOTE: FWT commands replace the previous DFT commands. What were the DFT + commands?, you might ask. They were an earlier API to the firmware that + implemented a simple MAC-layer forwarding mechanism. In the unlikely + event that you were using these commands, you must migrate to the new + FWT commands which can be used to achieve the same functionality. + + iwpriv ethX fwt_add [parameters] + iwpriv ethX fwt_del [parameters] + iwpriv ethX fwt_lookup [parameters] + iwpriv ethX fwt_list [parameters] + iwpriv ethX fwt_list_route [parameters] + iwpriv ethX fwt_list_neigh [parameters] + iwpriv ethX fwt_reset [parameters] + iwpriv ethX fwt_cleanup + iwpriv ethX fwt_time + +MESH Commands: + + The MESH commands are used to configure various features of the mesh + routing protocol. The following commands are supported: + + iwpriv ethX mesh_get_ttl + iwpriv ethX mesh_set_ttl ttl + +DESCRIPTION + Those commands are used to send additional commands to the Marvell WLAN + card via the Linux device driver. + + The ethX parameter specifies the network device that is to be used to + perform this command on. it could be eth0, eth1 etc. + +setregioncode + This command is used to set the region code in the station. + where value is 'region code' for various regions like + USA FCC, Canada IC, Spain, France, Europe ETSI, Japan ... + + Usage: + iwpriv ethX setregioncode 0x10: set region code to USA (0x10). + +getregioncode + This command is used to get the region code information set in the + station. + +ledgpio + This command is used to set/get LEDs. + + iwpriv ethX ledgpio <LEDs> + will set the corresponding LED for the GPIO Line. + + iwpriv ethX ledgpio + will give u which LEDs are Enabled. + + Usage: + iwpriv eth1 ledgpio 1 0 2 1 3 4 + will enable + LED 1 -> GPIO 0 + LED 2 -> GPIO 1 + LED 3 -> GPIO 4 + + iwpriv eth1 ledgpio + shows LED information in the format as mentioned above. + + Note: LED0 is invalid + Note: Maximum Number of LEDs are 16. + +fwt_add + This command is used to insert an entry into the FWT table. The list of + parameters must follow the following structure: + + iwpriv ethX fwt_add da ra [metric dir ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration sleepmode snr] + + The parameters between brackets are optional, but they must appear in + the order specified. For example, if you want to specify the metric, + you must also specify the dir, ssn, and dsn but you need not specify the + hopcount, expiration, sleepmode, or snr. Any unspecified parameters + will be assigned the defaults specified below. + + The different parameters are:- + da -- DA MAC address in the form 00:11:22:33:44:55 + ra -- RA MAC address in the form 00:11:22:33:44:55 + metric -- route metric (cost: smaller-metric routes are + preferred, default is 0) + dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse, + default is 1) + ssn -- Source Sequence Number (time at the RA for + reverse routes. Default is 0) + dsn -- Destination Sequence Number (time at the DA + for direct routes. Default is 0) + hopcount -- hop count (currently unused, default is 0) + ttl -- TTL (Only used in reverse entries) + expiration -- entry expiration (in ticks, where a tick is + 1024us, or ~ 1ms. Use 0 for an indefinite + entry, default is 0) + sleepmode -- RA's sleep mode (currently unused, default is + 0) + snr -- SNR in the link to RA (currently unused, + default is 0) + + The command does not return anything. + +fwt_del + This command is used to remove an entry to the FWT table. The list of + parameters must follow the following structure: + + iwpriv ethX fwt_del da ra [dir] + + where the different parameters are:- + da -- DA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") + ra -- RA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") + dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse, + default is 1) + + The command does not return anything. + +fwt_lookup + This command is used to get the best route in the FWT table to a given + host. The only parameter is the MAC address of the host that is being + looked for. + + iwpriv ethX fwt_lookup da + + where:- + da -- DA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") + + The command returns an output string identical to the one returned by + fwt_list described below. + + +fwt_list + This command is used to list a route from the FWT table. The only + parameter is the index into the table. If you want to list all the + routes in a table, start with index=0, and keep listing until you get a + "(null)" string. Note that the indicies may change as the fwt is + updated. It is expected that most users will not use fwt_list directly, + but that a utility similar to the traditional route command will be used + to invoke fwt_list over and over. + + iwpriv ethX fwt_list index + + The output is a string of the following form: + + da ra metric dir ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration sleepmode snr + + where the different fields are:- + da -- DA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") + ra -- RA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") + metric -- route metric (cost: smaller-metric routes are preferred) + dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse) + ssn -- Source Sequence Number (time at the RA for reverse routes) + dsn -- Destination Sequence Number (time at the DA for direct routes) + hopcount -- hop count (currently unused) + ttl -- TTL (only used in reverse entries) + expiration -- entry expiration (in ticks, where a tick is 1024us, or ~ 1ms. Use 0 for an indefinite entry) + sleepmode -- RA's sleep mode (currently unused) + snr -- SNR in the link to RA (currently unused) + +fwt_list_route + This command is used to list a route from the FWT table. The only + parameter is the route ID. If you want to list all the routes in a + table, start with rid=0, and keep incrementing rid until you get a + "(null)" string. This function is similar to fwt_list. The only + difference is the output format. Also note that this command is meant + for debugging. It is expected that users will use fwt_lookup and + fwt_list. One important reason for this is that the route id may change + as the route table is altered. + + iwpriv ethX fwt_list_route rid + + The output is a string of the following form: + + da metric dir nid ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration + + where the different fields are:- + da -- DA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") + metric -- route metric (cost: smaller-metric routes are preferred) + dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse) + nid -- Next-hop (neighbor) host ID (nid) + ssn -- Source Sequence Number (time at the RA for reverse routes) + dsn -- Destination Sequence Number (time at the DA for direct routes) + hopcount -- hop count (currently unused) + ttl -- TTL count (only used in reverse entries) + expiration -- entry expiration (in ticks, where a tick is 1024us, or ~ 1ms. Use 0 for an indefinite entry) + +fwt_list_neigh + This command is used to list a neighbor from the FWT table. The only + parameter is the neighbor ID. If you want to list all the neighbors in a + table, start with nid=0, and keep incrementing nid until you get a + "(null)" string. Note that the nid from a fwt_list_route command can be + used as an input to this command. Also note that this command is meant + mostly for debugging. It is expected that users will use fwt_lookup. + One important reason for this is that the neighbor id may change as the + neighbor table is altered. + + iwpriv ethX fwt_list_neigh nid + + The output is a string of the following form: + + ra sleepmode snr references + + where the different fields are:- + ra -- RA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") + sleepmode -- RA's sleep mode (currently unused) + snr -- SNR in the link to RA (currently unused) + references -- RA's reference counter + +fwt_reset + This command is used to reset the FWT table, getting rid of all the + entries. There are no input parameters. + + iwpriv ethX fwt_reset + + The command does not return anything. + +fwt_cleanup + This command is used to perform user-based garbage recollection. The + FWT table is checked, and all the entries that are expired or invalid + are cleaned. Note that this is exported to the driver for debugging + purposes, as garbage collection is also fired by the firmware when in + space problems. There are no input parameters. + + iwpriv ethX fwt_cleanup + + The command does returns the number of invalid/expired routes deleted. + +fwt_time + This command returns a card's internal time representation. It is this + time that is used to represent the expiration times of FWT entries. The + number is not consistent from card to card; it is simply a timer count. + The fwt_time command is used to inspect the timer so that expiration + times reported by fwt_list can be properly interpreted. + + iwpriv ethX fwt_time + +mesh_get_ttl + + The mesh ttl is the number of hops a mesh packet can traverse before it + is dropped. This parameter is used to prevent infinite loops in the + mesh network. The value returned by this function is the ttl assigned + to all mesh packets. Currently there is no way to control the ttl on a + per packet or per socket basis. + + iwpriv ethX mesh_get_ttl + +mesh_set_ttl ttl + + Set the ttl. The argument must be between 0 and 255. + + iwpriv ethX mesh_set_ttl <ttl> + +========================= +ETHTOOL +========================= + + +Use the -i option to retrieve version information from the driver. + +# ethtool -i eth0 +driver: libertas +version: COMM-USB8388-318.p4 +firmware-version: 5.110.7 +bus-info: + +Use the -e option to read the EEPROM contents of the card. + + Usage: + ethtool -e ethX [raw on|off] [offset N] [length N] + + -e retrieves and prints an EEPROM dump for the specified ethernet + device. When raw is enabled, then it dumps the raw EEPROM data + to stdout. The length and offset parameters allow dumping cer- + tain portions of the EEPROM. Default is to dump the entire EEP- + ROM. + +# ethtool -e eth0 offset 0 length 16 +Offset Values +------ ------ +0x0000 38 33 30 58 00 00 34 f4 00 00 10 00 00 c4 17 00 + +======================== +DEBUGFS COMMANDS +======================== + +those commands are used via debugfs interface + +=========== +rdmac +rdbbp +rdrf + These commands are used to read the MAC, BBP and RF registers from the + card. These commands take one parameter that specifies the offset + location that is to be read. This parameter must be specified in + hexadecimal (its possible to preceed preceding the number with a "0x"). + + Path: /debugfs/libertas_wireless/ethX/registers/ + + Usage: + echo "0xa123" > rdmac ; cat rdmac + echo "0xa123" > rdbbp ; cat rdbbp + echo "0xa123" > rdrf ; cat rdrf +wrmac +wrbbp +wrrf + These commands are used to write the MAC, BBP and RF registers in the + card. These commands take two parameters that specify the offset + location and the value that is to be written. This parameters must + be specified in hexadecimal (its possible to preceed the number + with a "0x"). + + Usage: + echo "0xa123 0xaa" > wrmac + echo "0xa123 0xaa" > wrbbp + echo "0xa123 0xaa" > wrrf + +sleepparams + This command is used to set the sleepclock configurations + + Path: /debugfs/libertas_wireless/ethX/ + + Usage: + cat sleepparams: reads the current sleepclock configuration + + echo "p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6" > sleepparams: writes the sleepclock configuration. + + where: + p1 is Sleep clock error in ppm (0-65535) + p2 is Wakeup offset in usec (0-65535) + p3 is Clock stabilization time in usec (0-65535) + p4 is Control periodic calibration (0-2) + p5 is Control the use of external sleep clock (0-2) + p6 is reserved for debug (0-65535) + +subscribed_events + + The subscribed_events directory contains the interface for the + subscribed events API. + + Path: /debugfs/libertas_wireless/ethX/subscribed_events/ + + Each event is represented by a filename. Each filename consists of the + following three fields: + Value Frequency Subscribed + + To read the current values for a given event, do: + cat event + To set the current values, do: + echo "60 2 1" > event + + Frequency field specifies the reporting frequency for this event. + If it is set to 0, then the event is reported only once, and then + automatically unsubscribed. If it is set to 1, then the event is + reported every time it occurs. If it is set to N, then the event is + reported every Nth time it occurs. + + beacon_missed + Value field specifies the number of consecutive missing beacons which + triggers the LINK_LOSS event. This event is generated only once after + which the firmware resets its state. At initialization, the LINK_LOSS + event is subscribed by default. The default value of MissedBeacons is + 60. + + failure_count + Value field specifies the consecutive failure count threshold which + triggers the generation of the MAX_FAIL event. Once this event is + generated, the consecutive failure count is reset to 0. + At initialization, the MAX_FAIL event is NOT subscribed by + default. + + high_rssi + This event is generated when the average received RSSI in beacons goes + above a threshold, specified by Value. + + low_rssi + This event is generated when the average received RSSI in beacons goes + below a threshold, specified by Value. + + high_snr + This event is generated when the average received SNR in beacons goes + above a threshold, specified by Value. + + low_snr + This event is generated when the average received SNR in beacons goes + below a threshold, specified by Value. + +extscan + This command is used to do a specific scan. + + Path: /debugfs/libertas_wireless/ethX/ + + Usage: echo "SSID" > extscan + + Example: + echo "LINKSYS-AP" > extscan + + To see the results of use getscantable command. + +getscantable + + Display the current contents of the driver scan table (ie. get the + scan results). + + Path: /debugfs/libertas_wireless/ethX/ + + Usage: + cat getscantable + +setuserscan + Initiate a customized scan and retrieve the results + + + Path: /debugfs/libertas_wireless/ethX/ + + Usage: + echo "[ARGS]" > setuserscan + + where [ARGS]: + + chan=[chan#][band][mode] where band is [a,b,g] and mode is + blank for active or 'p' for passive + bssid=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx specify a BSSID filter for the scan + ssid="[SSID]" specify a SSID filter for the scan + keep=[0 or 1] keep the previous scan results (1), discard (0) + dur=[scan time] time to scan for each channel in milliseconds + probes=[#] number of probe requests to send on each chan + type=[1,2,3] BSS type: 1 (Infra), 2(Adhoc), 3(Any) + + Any combination of the above arguments can be supplied on the command line. + If the chan token is absent, a full channel scan will be completed by + the driver. If the dur or probes tokens are absent, the driver default + setting will be used. The bssid and ssid fields, if blank, + will produce an unfiltered scan. The type field will default to 3 (Any) + and the keep field will default to 0 (Discard). + + Examples: + 1) Perform an active scan on channels 1, 6, and 11 in the 'g' band: + echo "chan=1g,6g,11g" > setuserscan + + 2) Perform a passive scan on channel 11 for 20 ms: + echo "chan=11gp dur=20" > setuserscan + + 3) Perform an active scan on channels 1, 6, and 11; and a passive scan on + channel 36 in the 'a' band: + + echo "chan=1g,6g,11g,36ap" > setuserscan + + 4) Perform an active scan on channel 6 and 36 for a specific SSID: + echo "chan=6g,36a ssid="TestAP"" > setuserscan + + 5) Scan all available channels (B/G, A bands) for a specific BSSID, keep + the current scan table intact, update existing or append new scan data: + echo "bssid=00:50:43:20:12:82 keep=1" > setuserscan + + 6) Scan channel 6, for all infrastructure networks, sending two probe + requests. Keep the previous scan table intact. Update any duplicate + BSSID/SSID matches with the new scan data: + echo "chan=6g type=1 probes=2 keep=1" > setuserscan + + All entries in the scan table (not just the new scan data when keep=1) + will be displayed upon completion by use of the getscantable ioctl. + +============================================================================== |