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diff --git a/package/libertas/src/README b/package/libertas/src/README index d860fc375..2706a4269 100644 --- a/package/libertas/src/README +++ b/package/libertas/src/README @@ -28,6 +28,423 @@ DRIVER LOADING 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 will be, + by default, ignored by the firmware. It is also possible to invert this + behavior so that we will ignore all traffic except for the portion + coming from mac addresess in the list. 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> + iwpriv ethX bt_get_invert <n> + iwpriv ethX bt_set_invert <n> + +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 + iwpriv ethX mesh_get_bcastr rate + iwpriv ethX mesh_set_bcastr rate + iwpriv ethX get_rreq_delay + iwpriv ethX set_rreq_delay delay + iwpriv ethX get_route_exp + iwpriv ethX set_route_exp time + iwpriv ethX get_link_costs + iwpriv ethX set_link_costs "cost54 cost36 cost11 cost1" + +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. + +bcn_control + This command is used to enable disable beacons. This can also be used + to set beacon interval. + + Usage: + iwpriv ethX bcn_control [enable] [beacon_interval] + + enable: 0 to disable beacon. 1 to enable beacon. + beacon_interval: 20 - 1000ms. + + Examples: + 1. iwpriv ethX bcn_control + Returns (x, y), where x if 1, indicates beacon is enabled, y + beacon period. + 2. iwpriv ethX bcn_control 0 + Turns off beacon transmission. + 3. iwpriv ethX bcn_control 1 500 + Enable beacon with beacon interval 500ms. + + +ledbhv + Command iwpriv mshX ledbhv can be used to change default LEDs behaviors. + A given LED behavior can be on, off or blinking. The duty/cycle can be set + when behavior is programmed as blinking. + + Usage: + + 1. To get default LED behavior + iwpriv mshX ledbhv <firmware state> + + 2. To set or change default LED behavior + iwpriv mshX ledbhv <firmware state> <lednum> <behavior> <arg> + + firmware state: The following are some of the relevant states. + 00: disconnected + 01: firmware is scanning + 02: firmware is connected and awake + 03: firmware is sleeping + 04: connected deep sleep + 06: firmware disconnected link lost + 07: firmware disconnected disassociated + 09: data transfer while firmware is associated and not scanning. + If firmware is already in this state, LED behavior does not change + on this data transfer. + 10: firmware idle, not scanning, not disconnected or disassociated. + + lednum: 1 or 2 for first and second LED. + + behavior: 0 for steady ON, 1 - steady off and 2- blinking. + + arg: It is used when behavior is 2 to set duty and cycle. It is defined as + (duty << 4 | cycle). Here duty could be 0..4 and cycle 0..5 for 34, + 74, 149, 298, 596, 1192 ms respectively. + + Examples: + + 1. To get default behavior for scan + iwpriv mshX ledbhv 1 + + 2. To get default behavior while data transfer + iwpriv mshX ledbhv 9 + + 3. To turn off LED 2 + iwpriv mshX ledbhv 2 2 1 0 + iwpriv mshX ledbhv 10 2 1 0 + + 4. To enable LED 2 and blink LED 1 while data transfer. + iwpriv mshX ledbhv 9 2 0 0 + iwpriv mshX ledbhv 9 1 2 4 + + 5. To change duty cycle of LED 2 during data transfer + iwpriv mshX ledbhv 9 2 2 36 + + 6. To turn ON LED 2 when firmware is disassociated/disconnected. + iwpriv mshX ledbhv 0 2 0 0 + + +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 rate 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) + rate -- data rate used for transmission to the RA, + as specified for the rateadapt command, + default is 3 (11Mbps) + 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 valid metric dir rate ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration + sleepmode snr precursor + + 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") + valid -- whether the route is valid (0 if not valid) + metric -- route metric (cost: smaller-metric routes are preferred) + dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse) + rate -- data rate used for transmission to the RA, + as specified for the rateadapt command + 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) + precursor -- predecessor in direct routes + +fwt_list_route + This command is equivalent to fwt_list. + +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> + +mesh_get_bcastr + + Shows the rate index used for mesh broadcast and multicast packets. + Rates are expressed in 2 * Mb/s, ie 11Mb/s is 22, 5.5Mb/s is 11, etc. + + iwpriv ethX mesh_get_bcastr rate + +mesh_set_bcastr rate + + Sets the rate index for mesh broadcast and muticast packets. Rates are + expressed in expressed in 2 * Mb/s, ie 11Mb/s is 22, 5.5Mb/s is 11, etc. + + iwpriv ethX mesh_set_bcastr rate + +get_rreq_delay + + Shows the delay to forward a RREQ frame. This delay allows the node to + forward just the best route in case the same RREQ arrives to the node + through different routes. The argument is shown in 1/100 seconds. + + iwpriv ethX get_rreq_delay + +set_rreq_delay delay + + Sets the RREQ forward delay. The delay is interpreted as 1/100 seconds. + + iwpriv ethX set_rreq_delay delay + +get_route_exp + + Shows the mesh route expiration time, in seconds. + + iwpriv ethX get_route_exp + +set_route_exp time + + Gets the mesh route, expiration time, in seconds. + + iwpriv ethX set_route_exp time + +get_link_costs + + Gets the mesh hop base cost for each used rate. The output gives us the + base cost for hops at 54Mbps, 36Mbps, 11Mbps and 1Mbps, in that order. + The base cost gets divided by a battery state factor to get the actual + cost. A cost of 0 means that rate is deactivated. + + iwpriv ethX get_link_costs + +set_link_costs "cost54 cost36 cost11 cost1" + + Sets the mesh hop base cost for the used speeds. The input parameter + will specify the cost for hops at 54Mbps, 36Mbps, 11Mbps and 1Mbps, in + that order. A cost of 0 will disable a specific rate. + + iwpriv ethX set_link_costs "cost54 cost36 cost11 cost1" + ========================= ETHTOOL ========================= |