Linux IEEE 802.15.4 MLME improvements
summary
Adds scan and beacon interfaces exposed via netlink, implements a background worker that stops traffic, updates filters and issues MLME commands, and demonstrates association with Wireshark showing a successful short address assignment (ef66). Implements a synchronous MLME transmit API on top of async transmit helpers and surfaces a track-status byte for ACK/medium-access results. Tested with multiple USB radio dongles and an Arduino Nano Zigbee device; core features work but address-filtering, promiscuous/monitor behavior and rtnl/workqueue locking still need cleanup.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 4:36Scanning and beaconing support
- 7:48Linux stack overview
- 11:48Live demonstration
- 16:48Major implementation issues
- 24:15Locking and RTNL challenges
- 27:25Work queue and dependencies
- 28:28Q&A and conclusion
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