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+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* NetworkManager -- Network link manager
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 Novell, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include "nm-default.h"
+
+#include "wifi-utils-wext.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/* Hacks necessary to #include wireless.h; yay for WEXT */
+#ifndef __user
+#define __user
+#endif
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <linux/wireless.h>
+
+#include "wifi-utils-private.h"
+#include "nm-utils.h"
+#include "platform/nm-platform-utils.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+	WifiData parent;
+	int fd;
+	struct iw_quality max_qual;
+	gint8 num_freqs;
+	guint32 freqs[IW_MAX_FREQUENCIES];
+} WifiDataWext;
+
+/* Until a new wireless-tools comes out that has the defs and the structure,
+ * need to copy them here.
+ */
+/* Scan capability flags - in (struct iw_range *)->scan_capa */
+#define NM_IW_SCAN_CAPA_NONE    0x00
+#define NM_IW_SCAN_CAPA_ESSID   0x01
+
+struct iw_range_with_scan_capa
+{
+	guint32 throughput;
+	guint32 min_nwid;
+	guint32 max_nwid;
+	guint16 old_num_channels;
+	guint8  old_num_frequency;
+
+	guint8  scan_capa;
+	/* don't need the rest... */
+};
+
+#define _NMLOG_PREFIX_NAME      "wifi-wext"
+#define _NMLOG(level, domain, ...) \
+	G_STMT_START { \
+		nm_log ((level), (domain), NULL, NULL, \
+		        "%s: " _NM_UTILS_MACRO_FIRST(__VA_ARGS__), \
+		        _NMLOG_PREFIX_NAME \
+		        _NM_UTILS_MACRO_REST(__VA_ARGS__)); \
+	} G_STMT_END
+
+static guint32
+iw_freq_to_uint32 (const struct iw_freq *freq)
+{
+	if (freq->e == 0) {
+		/* Some drivers report channel not frequency.  Convert to a
+		 * frequency; but this assumes that the device is in b/g mode.
+		 */
+		if ((freq->m >= 1) && (freq->m <= 13))
+			return 2407 + (5 * freq->m);
+		else if (freq->m == 14)
+			return 2484;
+	}
+	return (guint32) ((((double) freq->m) * nm_utils_exp10 (freq->e)) / 1000000.0);
+}
+
+static void
+wifi_wext_deinit (WifiData *parent)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) parent;
+
+	nm_close (wext->fd);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+get_ifname (int ifindex, char *buffer, const char *op)
+{
+	int errsv;
+
+	if (!nmp_utils_if_indextoname (ifindex, buffer)) {
+		errsv = errno;
+		_LOGW (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "error getting interface name for ifindex %d, operation '%s': %s (%d)",
+		       ifindex, op, g_strerror (errsv), errsv);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static NM80211Mode
+wifi_wext_get_mode_ifname (WifiData *data, const char *ifname)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (struct iwreq));
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCGIWMODE, &wrq) < 0) {
+		if (errno != ENODEV) {
+			_LOGW (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+			       "(%s): error %d getting card mode",
+			       ifname, errno);
+		}
+		return NM_802_11_MODE_UNKNOWN;
+	}
+
+	switch (wrq.u.mode) {
+	case IW_MODE_ADHOC:
+		return NM_802_11_MODE_ADHOC;
+	case IW_MODE_MASTER:
+		return NM_802_11_MODE_AP;
+	case IW_MODE_INFRA:
+	case IW_MODE_AUTO: /* hack for WEXT devices reporting IW_MODE_AUTO */
+		return NM_802_11_MODE_INFRA;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	return NM_802_11_MODE_UNKNOWN;
+}
+
+static NM80211Mode
+wifi_wext_get_mode (WifiData *data)
+{
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "get-mode"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	return wifi_wext_get_mode_ifname (data, ifname);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+wifi_wext_set_mode (WifiData *data, const NM80211Mode mode)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "set-mode"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	if (wifi_wext_get_mode_ifname (data, ifname) == mode)
+		return TRUE;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (struct iwreq));
+	switch (mode) {
+	case NM_802_11_MODE_ADHOC:
+		wrq.u.mode = IW_MODE_ADHOC;
+		break;
+	case NM_802_11_MODE_AP:
+		wrq.u.mode = IW_MODE_MASTER;
+		break;
+	case NM_802_11_MODE_INFRA:
+		wrq.u.mode = IW_MODE_INFRA;
+		break;
+	default:
+		g_warn_if_reached ();
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCSIWMODE, &wrq) < 0) {
+		if (errno != ENODEV) {
+			_LOGE (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+			       "(%s): error setting mode %d",
+			       ifname, mode);
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+wifi_wext_set_powersave (WifiData *data, guint32 powersave)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "set-powersave"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (struct iwreq));
+	if (powersave == 1) {
+		wrq.u.power.flags = IW_POWER_ALL_R;
+	} else
+		wrq.u.power.disabled = 1;
+
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCSIWPOWER, &wrq) < 0) {
+		if (errno != ENODEV) {
+			_LOGE (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+			       "(%s): error setting powersave %" G_GUINT32_FORMAT,
+			       ifname, powersave);
+		}
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static guint32
+wifi_wext_get_freq (WifiData *data)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "get-freq"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (struct iwreq));
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCGIWFREQ, &wrq) < 0) {
+		_LOGW (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "(%s): error getting frequency: %s",
+		       ifname, strerror (errno));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return iw_freq_to_uint32 (&wrq.u.freq);
+}
+
+static guint32
+wifi_wext_find_freq (WifiData *data, const guint32 *freqs)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < wext->num_freqs; i++) {
+		while (*freqs) {
+			if (wext->freqs[i] == *freqs)
+				return *freqs;
+			freqs++;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+wifi_wext_get_bssid (WifiData *data, guint8 *out_bssid)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "get-bssid"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (wrq));
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCGIWAP, &wrq) < 0) {
+		_LOGW (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "(%s): error getting associated BSSID: %s",
+		       ifname, strerror (errno));
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	memcpy (out_bssid, &(wrq.u.ap_addr.sa_data), ETH_ALEN);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static guint32
+wifi_wext_get_rate (WifiData *data)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+	int err;
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "get-rate"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (wrq));
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+	err = ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCGIWRATE, &wrq);
+	return ((err == 0) ? wrq.u.bitrate.value / 1000 : 0);
+}
+
+static int
+wext_qual_to_percent (const struct iw_quality *qual,
+                      const struct iw_quality *max_qual)
+{
+	int percent = -1;
+	int level_percent = -1;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (qual != NULL, -1);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (max_qual != NULL, -1);
+
+	/* Magically convert the many different WEXT quality representations to a percentage */
+
+	_LOGD (LOGD_WIFI,
+	       "QL: qual %d/%u/0x%X, level %d/%u/0x%X, noise %d/%u/0x%X, updated: 0x%X  ** MAX: qual %d/%u/0x%X, level %d/%u/0x%X, noise %d/%u/0x%X, updated: 0x%X",
+	       (__s8) qual->qual, qual->qual, qual->qual,
+	       (__s8) qual->level, qual->level, qual->level,
+	       (__s8) qual->noise, qual->noise, qual->noise,
+	       qual->updated,
+	       (__s8) max_qual->qual, max_qual->qual, max_qual->qual,
+	       (__s8) max_qual->level, max_qual->level, max_qual->level,
+	       (__s8) max_qual->noise, max_qual->noise, max_qual->noise,
+	       max_qual->updated);
+
+	/* Try using the card's idea of the signal quality first as long as it tells us what the max quality is.
+	 * Drivers that fill in quality values MUST treat them as percentages, ie the "Link Quality" MUST be
+	 * bounded by 0 and max_qual->qual, and MUST change in a linear fashion.  Within those bounds, drivers
+	 * are free to use whatever they want to calculate "Link Quality".
+	 */
+	if ((max_qual->qual != 0) && !(max_qual->updated & IW_QUAL_QUAL_INVALID) && !(qual->updated & IW_QUAL_QUAL_INVALID))
+		percent = (int)(100 * ((double)qual->qual / (double)max_qual->qual));
+
+	/* If the driver doesn't specify a complete and valid quality, we have two options:
+	 *
+	 * 1) dBm: driver must specify max_qual->level = 0, and have valid values for
+	 *        qual->level and (qual->noise OR max_qual->noise)
+	 * 2) raw RSSI: driver must specify max_qual->level > 0, and have valid values for
+	 *        qual->level and max_qual->level
+	 *
+	 * This is the WEXT spec.  If this interpretation is wrong, I'll fix it.  Otherwise,
+	 * If drivers don't conform to it, they are wrong and need to be fixed.
+	 */
+
+	if (    (max_qual->level == 0) && !(max_qual->updated & IW_QUAL_LEVEL_INVALID)      /* Valid max_qual->level == 0 */
+	    && !(qual->updated & IW_QUAL_LEVEL_INVALID)                                     /* Must have valid qual->level */
+	    && (    ((max_qual->noise > 0) && !(max_qual->updated & IW_QUAL_NOISE_INVALID)) /* Must have valid max_qual->noise */
+	        || ((qual->noise > 0) && !(qual->updated & IW_QUAL_NOISE_INVALID)))         /*    OR valid qual->noise */
+	   ) {
+		/* Absolute power values (dBm) */
+
+		/* Reasonable fallbacks for dumb drivers that don't specify either level. */
+		#define FALLBACK_NOISE_FLOOR_DBM  -90
+		#define FALLBACK_SIGNAL_MAX_DBM   -20
+		int max_level = FALLBACK_SIGNAL_MAX_DBM;
+		int noise = FALLBACK_NOISE_FLOOR_DBM;
+		int level = qual->level - 0x100;
+
+		level = CLAMP (level, FALLBACK_NOISE_FLOOR_DBM, FALLBACK_SIGNAL_MAX_DBM);
+
+		if ((qual->noise > 0) && !(qual->updated & IW_QUAL_NOISE_INVALID))
+			noise = qual->noise - 0x100;
+		else if ((max_qual->noise > 0) && !(max_qual->updated & IW_QUAL_NOISE_INVALID))
+			noise = max_qual->noise - 0x100;
+		noise = CLAMP (noise, FALLBACK_NOISE_FLOOR_DBM, FALLBACK_SIGNAL_MAX_DBM - 1);
+
+		/* A sort of signal-to-noise ratio calculation */
+		level_percent = (int) (100 - 70 * (((double)max_level - (double)level) /
+		                                   ((double)max_level - (double)noise)));
+		_LOGD (LOGD_WIFI, "QL1: level_percent is %d.  max_level %d, level %d, noise_floor %d.",
+		       level_percent, max_level, level, noise);
+	} else if (   (max_qual->level != 0)
+	           && !(max_qual->updated & IW_QUAL_LEVEL_INVALID) /* Valid max_qual->level as upper bound */
+	           && !(qual->updated & IW_QUAL_LEVEL_INVALID)) {
+		/* Relative power values (RSSI) */
+
+		int level = qual->level;
+
+		/* Signal level is relavtive (0 -> max_qual->level) */
+		level = CLAMP (level, 0, max_qual->level);
+		level_percent = (int)(100 * ((double)level / (double)max_qual->level));
+		_LOGD (LOGD_WIFI, "QL2: level_percent is %d.  max_level %d, level %d.",
+		       level_percent, max_qual->level, level);
+	} else if (percent == -1) {
+		_LOGD (LOGD_WIFI, "QL: Could not get quality %% value from driver.  Driver is probably buggy.");
+	}
+
+	/* If the quality percent was 0 or doesn't exist, then try to use signal levels instead */
+	if ((percent < 1) && (level_percent >= 0))
+		percent = level_percent;
+
+	_LOGD (LOGD_WIFI, "QL: Final quality percent is %d (%d).",
+	       percent, CLAMP (percent, 0, 100));
+	return (CLAMP (percent, 0, 100));
+}
+
+static int
+wifi_wext_get_qual (WifiData *data)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+	struct iw_statistics stats;
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "get-qual"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	memset (&stats, 0, sizeof (stats));
+	wrq.u.data.pointer = &stats;
+	wrq.u.data.length = sizeof (stats);
+	wrq.u.data.flags = 1;  /* Clear updated flag */
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCGIWSTATS, &wrq) < 0) {
+		_LOGW (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "(%s): error getting signal strength: %s",
+		       ifname, strerror (errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return wext_qual_to_percent (&stats.qual, &wext->max_qual);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/* OLPC Mesh-only functions */
+
+static guint32
+wifi_wext_get_mesh_channel (WifiData *data)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	guint32 freq;
+	int i;
+
+	freq = wifi_utils_get_freq (data);
+	for (i = 0; i < wext->num_freqs; i++) {
+		if (freq == wext->freqs[i])
+			return i + 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+wifi_wext_set_mesh_channel (WifiData *data, guint32 channel)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "set-mesh-channel"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (struct iwreq));
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+
+	if (channel > 0) {
+		wrq.u.freq.flags = IW_FREQ_FIXED;
+		wrq.u.freq.e = 0;
+		wrq.u.freq.m = channel;
+	}
+
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCSIWFREQ, &wrq) < 0) {
+		_LOGE (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI | LOGD_OLPC,
+		       "(%s): error setting channel to %d: %s",
+		       ifname, channel, strerror (errno));
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+wifi_wext_set_mesh_ssid (WifiData *data, const guint8 *ssid, gsize len)
+{
+	WifiDataWext *wext = (WifiDataWext *) data;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+	char buf[IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE + 1];
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+	int errsv;
+
+	if (!get_ifname (data->ifindex, ifname, "set-mesh-ssid"))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	memset (buf, 0, sizeof (buf));
+	memcpy (buf, ssid, MIN (sizeof (buf) - 1, len));
+
+	wrq.u.essid.pointer = (caddr_t) buf;
+	wrq.u.essid.length = len;
+	wrq.u.essid.flags = (len > 0) ? 1 : 0; /* 1=enable SSID, 0=disable/any */
+
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCSIWESSID, &wrq) == 0)
+		return TRUE;
+
+	if (errno != ENODEV) {
+		errsv = errno;
+		_LOGE (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI | LOGD_OLPC,
+		       "(%s): error setting SSID to '%s': %s",
+		       ifname,
+		       ssid ? nm_utils_escape_ssid (ssid, len) : "(null)",
+		       strerror (errsv));
+	}
+
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+static gboolean
+wext_can_scan_ifname (WifiDataWext *wext, const char *ifname)
+{
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (struct iwreq));
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+	if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCSIWSCAN, &wrq) < 0) {
+		if (errno == EOPNOTSUPP)
+			return FALSE;
+	}
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+wext_get_range_ifname (WifiDataWext *wext,
+                       const char *ifname,
+                       struct iw_range *range,
+                       guint32 *response_len)
+{
+	int i = 26;
+	gboolean success = FALSE;
+	struct iwreq wrq;
+
+	memset (&wrq, 0, sizeof (struct iwreq));
+	nm_utils_ifname_cpy (wrq.ifr_name, ifname);
+	wrq.u.data.pointer = (caddr_t) range;
+	wrq.u.data.length = sizeof (struct iw_range);
+
+	/* Need to give some drivers time to recover after suspend/resume
+	 * (ex ipw3945 takes a few seconds to talk to its regulatory daemon;
+	 * see rh bz#362421)
+	 */
+	while (i-- > 0) {
+		if (ioctl (wext->fd, SIOCGIWRANGE, &wrq) == 0) {
+			if (response_len)
+				*response_len = wrq.u.data.length;
+			success = TRUE;
+			break;
+		} else if (errno != EAGAIN) {
+			_LOGE (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+			       "(%s): couldn't get driver range information (%d).",
+			       ifname, errno);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		g_usleep (G_USEC_PER_SEC / 4);
+	}
+
+	if (i <= 0) {
+		_LOGW (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "(%s): driver took too long to respond to IWRANGE query.",
+		       ifname);
+	}
+
+	return success;
+}
+
+#define WPA_CAPS (NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_TKIP | \
+                  NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_CCMP | \
+                  NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_WPA | \
+                  NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_RSN)
+
+static guint32
+wext_get_caps (WifiDataWext *wext, const char *ifname, struct iw_range *range)
+{
+	guint32 caps = NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_NONE;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (wext != NULL, NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_NONE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (range != NULL, NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_NONE);
+
+	/* All drivers should support WEP by default */
+	caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_WEP40 | NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_WEP104;
+
+	if (range->enc_capa & IW_ENC_CAPA_CIPHER_TKIP)
+		caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_TKIP;
+
+	if (range->enc_capa & IW_ENC_CAPA_CIPHER_CCMP)
+		caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_CCMP;
+
+	if (range->enc_capa & IW_ENC_CAPA_WPA)
+		caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_WPA;
+
+	if (range->enc_capa & IW_ENC_CAPA_WPA2)
+		caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_RSN;
+
+	/* Check for cipher support but not WPA support */
+	if (    (caps & (NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_TKIP | NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_CCMP))
+	    && !(caps & (NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_WPA | NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_RSN))) {
+		_LOGW (LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "%s: device supports WPA ciphers but not WPA protocol; WPA unavailable.",
+		       ifname);
+		caps &= ~WPA_CAPS;
+	}
+
+	/* Check for WPA support but not cipher support */
+	if (    (caps & (NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_WPA | NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_RSN))
+	    && !(caps & (NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_TKIP | NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_CCMP))) {
+		_LOGW (LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "%s: device supports WPA protocol but not WPA ciphers; WPA unavailable.",
+		       ifname);
+		caps &= ~WPA_CAPS;
+	}
+
+	/* There's no way to detect Ad-Hoc/AP mode support with WEXT
+	 * (other than actually trying to do it), so just assume that
+	 * Ad-Hoc is supported and AP isn't.
+	 */
+	caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_ADHOC;
+
+	return caps;
+}
+
+WifiData *
+wifi_wext_init (int ifindex, gboolean check_scan)
+{
+	static const WifiDataClass klass = {
+		.struct_size = sizeof (WifiDataWext),
+		.get_mode = wifi_wext_get_mode,
+		.set_mode = wifi_wext_set_mode,
+		.set_powersave = wifi_wext_set_powersave,
+		.get_freq = wifi_wext_get_freq,
+		.find_freq = wifi_wext_find_freq,
+		.get_bssid = wifi_wext_get_bssid,
+		.get_rate = wifi_wext_get_rate,
+		.get_qual = wifi_wext_get_qual,
+		.deinit = wifi_wext_deinit,
+		.get_mesh_channel = wifi_wext_get_mesh_channel,
+		.set_mesh_channel = wifi_wext_set_mesh_channel,
+		.set_mesh_ssid = wifi_wext_set_mesh_ssid,
+	};
+	WifiDataWext *wext;
+	struct iw_range range;
+	guint32 response_len = 0;
+	struct iw_range_with_scan_capa *scan_capa_range;
+	int i;
+	gboolean freq_valid = FALSE, has_5ghz = FALSE, has_2ghz = FALSE;
+	char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+	if (!nmp_utils_if_indextoname (ifindex, ifname)) {
+		_LOGW (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "can't determine interface name for ifindex %d", ifindex);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	wext = wifi_data_new (&klass, ifindex);
+
+	wext->fd = socket (PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
+	if (wext->fd < 0)
+		goto error;
+
+	memset (&range, 0, sizeof (struct iw_range));
+	if (wext_get_range_ifname (wext, ifname, &range, &response_len) == FALSE) {
+		_LOGI (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI, "(%s): driver WEXT range request failed",
+		       ifname);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	if ((response_len < 300) || (range.we_version_compiled < 21)) {
+		_LOGI (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "(%s): driver WEXT version too old (got %d, expected >= 21)",
+		       ifname,
+		       range.we_version_compiled);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	wext->max_qual.qual = range.max_qual.qual;
+	wext->max_qual.level = range.max_qual.level;
+	wext->max_qual.noise = range.max_qual.noise;
+	wext->max_qual.updated = range.max_qual.updated;
+
+	wext->num_freqs = MIN (range.num_frequency, IW_MAX_FREQUENCIES);
+	for (i = 0; i < wext->num_freqs; i++) {
+		wext->freqs[i] = iw_freq_to_uint32 (&range.freq[i]);
+		freq_valid = TRUE;
+		if (wext->freqs[i] > 2400 && wext->freqs[i] < 2500)
+			has_2ghz = TRUE;
+		else if (wext->freqs[i] > 4900 && wext->freqs[i] < 6000)
+			has_5ghz = TRUE;
+	}
+
+	/* Check for scanning capability; cards that can't scan are not supported */
+	if (check_scan && (wext_can_scan_ifname (wext, ifname) == FALSE)) {
+		_LOGI (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "(%s): drivers that cannot scan are unsupported",
+		       ifname);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	/* Check for the ability to scan specific SSIDs.  Until the scan_capa
+	 * field gets added to wireless-tools, need to work around that by casting
+	 * to the custom structure.
+	 */
+	scan_capa_range = (struct iw_range_with_scan_capa *) &range;
+	if (scan_capa_range->scan_capa & NM_IW_SCAN_CAPA_ESSID) {
+		_LOGI (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "(%s): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x%02X).",
+		       ifname,
+		       scan_capa_range->scan_capa);
+	} else {
+		_LOGI (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+		       "(%s): driver does not support SSID scans (scan_capa 0x%02X).",
+		       ifname,
+		       scan_capa_range->scan_capa);
+	}
+
+	wext->parent.caps = wext_get_caps (wext, ifname, &range);
+	if (freq_valid)
+		wext->parent.caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_FREQ_VALID;
+	if (has_2ghz)
+		wext->parent.caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_FREQ_2GHZ;
+	if (has_5ghz)
+		wext->parent.caps |= NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_FREQ_5GHZ;
+
+	_LOGI (LOGD_PLATFORM | LOGD_WIFI,
+	       "(%s): using WEXT for WiFi device control",
+	       ifname);
+
+	return (WifiData *) wext;
+
+error:
+	wifi_utils_unref ((WifiData *) wext);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+gboolean
+wifi_wext_is_wifi (const char *iface)
+{
+	int fd;
+	struct iwreq iwr;
+	gboolean is_wifi = FALSE;
+
+	/* performing an ioctl on a non-existing name may cause the automatic
+	 * loading of kernel modules, which should be avoided.
+	 *
+	 * Usually, we should thus make sure that an inteface with this name
+	 * exists.
+	 *
+	 * Note that wifi_wext_is_wifi() has only one caller which just verified
+	 * that an interface with this name exists.
+	 */
+
+	fd = socket (PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		nm_utils_ifname_cpy (iwr.ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name, iface);
+		if (ioctl (fd, SIOCGIWNAME, &iwr) == 0)
+			is_wifi = TRUE;
+		nm_close (fd);
+	}
+	return is_wifi;
+}