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@@ -1217,6 +1217,8 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
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* configuration in the TX control data. This handler should,
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* preferably, never fail and stop queues appropriately, more
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* importantly, however, it must never fail for A-MPDU-queues.
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+ * This function should return NETDEV_TX_OK except in very
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+ * limited cases.
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* Must be implemented and atomic.
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*
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* @start: Called before the first netdevice attached to the hardware
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@@ -1257,9 +1259,12 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
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*
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* @config: Handler for configuration requests. IEEE 802.11 code calls this
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* function to change hardware configuration, e.g., channel.
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+ * This function should never fail but returns a negative error code
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+ * if it does.
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*
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* @config_interface: Handler for configuration requests related to interfaces
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* (e.g. BSSID changes.)
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+ * Returns a negative error code which will be seen in userspace.
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*
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* @bss_info_changed: Handler for configuration requests related to BSS
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* parameters that may vary during BSS's lifespan, and may affect low
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@@ -1279,6 +1284,7 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
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* This callback can sleep, and is only called between add_interface
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* and remove_interface calls, i.e. while the given virtual interface
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* is enabled.
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+ * Returns a negative error code if the key can't be added.
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*
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* @update_tkip_key: See the section "Hardware crypto acceleration"
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* This callback will be called in the context of Rx. Called for drivers
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@@ -1290,8 +1296,10 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
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* bands. When the scan finishes, ieee80211_scan_completed() must be
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* called; note that it also must be called when the scan cannot finish
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* because the hardware is turned off! Anything else is a bug!
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+ * Returns a negative error code which will be seen in userspace.
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*
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- * @get_stats: return low-level statistics
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+ * @get_stats: Return low-level statistics.
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+ * Returns zero if statistics are available.
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*
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* @get_tkip_seq: If your device implements TKIP encryption in hardware this
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* callback should be provided to read the TKIP transmit IVs (both IV32
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@@ -1305,6 +1313,7 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
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*
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* @conf_tx: Configure TX queue parameters (EDCF (aifs, cw_min, cw_max),
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* bursting) for a hardware TX queue.
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+ * Returns a negative error code on failure.
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*
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* @get_tx_stats: Get statistics of the current TX queue status. This is used
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* to get number of currently queued packets (queue length), maximum queue
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@@ -1324,13 +1333,15 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
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* @tx_last_beacon: Determine whether the last IBSS beacon was sent by us.
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* This is needed only for IBSS mode and the result of this function is
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* used to determine whether to reply to Probe Requests.
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+ * Returns non-zero if this device sent the last beacon.
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*
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* @ampdu_action: Perform a certain A-MPDU action
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* The RA/TID combination determines the destination and TID we want
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* the ampdu action to be performed for. The action is defined through
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* ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action. Starting sequence number (@ssn)
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- * is the first frame we expect to perform the action on. notice
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+ * is the first frame we expect to perform the action on. Notice
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* that TX/RX_STOP can pass NULL for this parameter.
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+ * Returns a negative error code on failure.
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*/
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struct ieee80211_ops {
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int (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
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