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nl80211: clarify packet statistics descriptions

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The current statistics we keep aren't very clear, some are on
MPDUs and some on MSDUs/MMPDUs. Clarify the descriptions based
on the counters mac80211 keeps.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
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Johannes Berg 2014-11-21 12:40:05 +01:00
parent a76b1942a1
commit 8d791361a4
2 changed files with 21 additions and 15 deletions
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include/net/cfg80211.h
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@ -950,8 +950,8 @@ struct sta_bss_parameters {
* indicate the relevant values in this struct for them
* @connected_time: time(in secs) since a station is last connected
* @inactive_time: time since last station activity (tx/rx) in milliseconds
* @rx_bytes: bytes received from this station
* @tx_bytes: bytes transmitted to this station
* @rx_bytes: bytes (size of MPDUs) received from this station
* @tx_bytes: bytes (size of MPDUs) transmitted to this station
* @llid: mesh local link id
* @plid: mesh peer link id
* @plink_state: mesh peer link state
@ -964,10 +964,10 @@ struct sta_bss_parameters {
* @chain_signal_avg: per-chain signal strength average in dBm
* @txrate: current unicast bitrate from this station
* @rxrate: current unicast bitrate to this station
* @rx_packets: packets received from this station
* @tx_packets: packets transmitted to this station
* @tx_retries: cumulative retry counts
* @tx_failed: number of failed transmissions (retries exceeded, no ACK)
* @rx_packets: packets (MSDUs & MMPDUs) received from this station
* @tx_packets: packets (MSDUs & MMPDUs) transmitted to this station
* @tx_retries: cumulative retry counts (MPDUs)
* @tx_failed: number of failed transmissions (MPDUs) (retries exceeded, no ACK)
* @rx_dropped_misc: Dropped for un-specified reason.
* @bss_param: current BSS parameters
* @generation: generation number for nl80211 dumps.

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include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
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@ -2338,18 +2338,24 @@ enum nl80211_sta_bss_param {
*
* @__NL80211_STA_INFO_INVALID: attribute number 0 is reserved
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_INACTIVE_TIME: time since last activity (u32, msecs)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_BYTES: total received bytes (u32, from this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BYTES: total transmitted bytes (u32, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_BYTES64: total received bytes (u64, from this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BYTES64: total transmitted bytes (u64, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_BYTES: total received bytes (MPDU length)
* (u32, from this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BYTES: total transmitted bytes (MPDU length)
* (u32, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_BYTES64: total received bytes (MPDU length)
* (u64, from this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BYTES64: total transmitted bytes (MPDU length)
* (u64, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL: signal strength of last received PPDU (u8, dBm)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_BITRATE: current unicast tx rate, nested attribute
* containing info as possible, see &enum nl80211_rate_info
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_PACKETS: total received packet (u32, from this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_PACKETS: total transmitted packets (u32, to this
* station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_RETRIES: total retries (u32, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_FAILED: total failed packets (u32, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_PACKETS: total received packet (MSDUs and MMPDUs)
* (u32, from this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_PACKETS: total transmitted packets (MSDUs and MMPDUs)
* (u32, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_RETRIES: total retries (MPDUs) (u32, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_FAILED: total failed packets (MPDUs)
* (u32, to this station)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL_AVG: signal strength average (u8, dBm)
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_LLID: the station's mesh LLID
* @NL80211_STA_INFO_PLID: the station's mesh PLID