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nl80211: better document NL80211_CMD_TDLS_MGMT

This command has different semantics depending on the action code sent.
Document this fact and detail the supported action codes.

Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@wizery.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>

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Arik Nemtsov and committed by
Johannes Berg
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include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
··· 581 581 * operation, %NL80211_ATTR_MAC contains the peer MAC address, and 582 582 * %NL80211_ATTR_REASON_CODE the reason code to be used (only with 583 583 * %NL80211_TDLS_TEARDOWN). 584 - * @NL80211_CMD_TDLS_MGMT: Send a TDLS management frame. 584 + * @NL80211_CMD_TDLS_MGMT: Send a TDLS management frame. The 585 + * %NL80211_ATTR_TDLS_ACTION attribute determines the type of frame to be 586 + * sent. Public Action codes (802.11-2012 8.1.5.1) will be sent as 587 + * 802.11 management frames, while TDLS action codes (802.11-2012 588 + * 8.5.13.1) will be encapsulated and sent as data frames. The currently 589 + * supported Public Action code is %WLAN_PUB_ACTION_TDLS_DISCOVER_RES 590 + * and the currently supported TDLS actions codes are given in 591 + * &enum ieee80211_tdls_actioncode. 585 592 * 586 593 * @NL80211_CMD_UNEXPECTED_FRAME: Used by an application controlling an AP 587 594 * (or GO) interface (i.e. hostapd) to ask for unexpected frames to