1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>struct cfg80211_assoc_request</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The 802.11 subsystems &#8211; for kernel developers"><link rel="up" href="bk01ch02.html" title="Chapter&#160;2.&#160;Actions and configuration"><link rel="prev" href="API-struct-cfg80211-auth-request.html" title="struct cfg80211_auth_request"><link rel="next" href="API-struct-cfg80211-deauth-request.html" title="struct cfg80211_deauth_request"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span class="phrase">struct cfg80211_assoc_request</span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="API-struct-cfg80211-auth-request.html">Prev</a>&#160;</td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter&#160;2.&#160;Actions and configuration</th><td width="20%" align="right">&#160;<a accesskey="n" href="API-struct-cfg80211-deauth-request.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry"><a name="API-struct-cfg80211-assoc-request"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>struct cfg80211_assoc_request &#8212; 
2  (Re)Association request data
3 </p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="programlisting">
4struct cfg80211_assoc_request {
5  struct cfg80211_bss * bss;
6  const u8 * ie;
7  const u8 * prev_bssid;
8  size_t ie_len;
9  struct cfg80211_crypto_settings crypto;
10  bool use_mfp;
11  u32 flags;
12  struct ieee80211_ht_cap ht_capa;
13  struct ieee80211_ht_cap ht_capa_mask;
14  struct ieee80211_vht_cap vht_capa;
15  struct ieee80211_vht_cap vht_capa_mask;
16};  </pre></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idp1112672476"></a><h2>Members</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">bss</span></dt><dd><p>
17The BSS to associate with. If the call is successful the driver is
18given a reference that it must give back to <code class="function">cfg80211_send_rx_assoc</code>
19or to <code class="function">cfg80211_assoc_timeout</code>. To ensure proper refcounting, new
20association requests while already associating must be rejected.
21      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">ie</span></dt><dd><p>
22Extra IEs to add to (Re)Association Request frame or <code class="constant">NULL</code>
23      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">prev_bssid</span></dt><dd><p>
24previous BSSID, if not <code class="constant">NULL</code> use reassociate frame
25      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">ie_len</span></dt><dd><p>
26Length of ie buffer in octets
27      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">crypto</span></dt><dd><p>
28crypto settings
29      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">use_mfp</span></dt><dd><p>
30Use management frame protection (IEEE 802.11w) in this association
31      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">flags</span></dt><dd><p>
32See <span class="structname">enum</span> cfg80211_assoc_req_flags
33      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">ht_capa</span></dt><dd><p>
34HT Capabilities over-rides.  Values set in ht_capa_mask
35will be used in ht_capa.  Un-supported values will be ignored.
36      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">ht_capa_mask</span></dt><dd><p>
37The bits of ht_capa which are to be used.
38      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">vht_capa</span></dt><dd><p>
39VHT capability override
40      </p></dd><dt><span class="term">vht_capa_mask</span></dt><dd><p>
41VHT capability mask indicating which fields to use
42      </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idp1112682092"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>
43   </p><p>
44
45   This structure provides information needed to complete IEEE 802.11
46   (re)association.
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