wifi_scan.c

/*
 * wifi-scan library implementation
 *
 * Copyright 2016-2018 (C) Bartosz Meglicki <meglickib@gmail.com>
 *
 * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 *
 */

 /*
  * Library Overview
  *
  * This library uses netlink nl80211 user-space interface to retrieve wireless device information from kernel-space.
  * For netlink communication libmnl is used (minimalistic user-space netlink library).
  *
  * First concept you need to understand is that netlink uses sockets to communicate between user-space and kernel-space.
  *
  * There are 2 netlink communication channels (sockets/buffers)
  * - for notifications (about triggers, ready scan results)
  * - for commands (commanding triggers, retrieving scan results, station information)
  *
  * wifi_scan_init initializes 2 channels, gets nl80211 id using generic netlink (genetlink), gets id of
  * multicast group scan and subscribes to this group notifcations using notifications channel.
  *
  * wifi_scan_station gets the last (not necessarilly fresh) scan results that are available from the device,
  * checks which station we are associated with and retrieves information about this station (using commands channel)
  *
  * wifi_scan_all reads up any pending notifications, commands a trigger if necessary, waits for the device to gather
  * results and finally reads scan results with get_scan function (those are fresh results)
  *
  * wifi_scan_close frees up resources of two channels and any other resoureces that library uses.
  *
  * prepare_nl_messsage/send_nl_message/receive_nl_message are helper functions to simplify common tasks when issuing commands
  *
  * validate function simplifies common tasks (validates each attribute against table specifying what is valid)
  *
  */

#include "wifi_scan.h"

#include <libmnl/libmnl.h> //netlink libmnl
#include <linux/nl80211.h> //nl80211 netlink
#include <linux/genetlink.h> //generic netlink

#include <net/if.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <fcntl.h> //fntnl (set descriptor options)
#include <errno.h> //errno

// everything needed for sending/receiving with netlink
struct netlink_channel
{
	struct mnl_socket *nl; //netlink socket
	char *buf; //buffer for messages (in and out)
	uint16_t nl80211_id; //generic netlink nl80211 id
	uint32_t ifindex; //the wireless interface number (e.g. interface number for wlan0)
	uint32_t sequence; //the sequence number of netlink message
	void *context; //additional data to be stored/used when processing concrete message
};

// internal library data passed around by user
struct wifi_scan
{
	struct netlink_channel notification_channel;
	struct netlink_channel command_channel;
};

// DECLARATIONS AND TOP-DOWN LIBRARY OVERVIEW

// INITIALIZATION

// data needed from CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY for nl80211, nl80211 id is stored in the channel rather then here
struct context_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY
{
	uint32_t id_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN; //the id of group scan which we need to subscribe to
};

// public interface - initialize the library for wireless interface (e.g. wlan0)
struct wifi_scan *wifi_scan_init(const char *interface);

// allocate memory, set initial values, etc.
static void init_netlink_channel(struct netlink_channel *channel, const char *interface);
// create netlink sockets for generic netlink
static void init_netlink_socket(struct netlink_channel *channel);

// execute command to get nl80211 family and process the results
static int get_family_and_scan_ids(struct netlink_channel *channel);
// this processes kernel reply for get family request, stores family id
static int handle_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data);
// parses multicast groups to get scan multicast group id
static void parse_CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS(struct nlattr *nested, struct netlink_channel *channel);

// subscribes channel to multicast group scan using scan group id
static void subscribe_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN(struct netlink_channel *channel, uint32_t scan_group_id);

// CLEANUP

// public interface - cleans up after library
void wifi_scan_close(struct wifi_scan *wifi);
// cleans up after single channel
static void close_netlink_channel(struct netlink_channel *channel);

// SCANNING

// public interface - trigger scan if necessary, retrieve information about all known BSSes
int wifi_scan_all(struct wifi_scan *wifi, struct bss_info *bss_infos, int bss_infos_length);

// SCANNING - notification related

// the data needed from notifications
struct context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN
{
	int new_scan_results; //are new scan results waiting for us?
	int scan_triggered; //was scan was already triggered by somebody else?
};

// read but do not block
static void read_past_notifications(struct netlink_channel *notifications);
// go non-blocking
static void set_channel_non_blocking(struct netlink_channel *channel);
// go back blocking
static void set_channel_blocking(struct netlink_channel *channel);
// this handles notifications
static int handle_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data);
// triggers scan if no results are waiting yet and if it was not already triggered
static int trigger_scan_if_necessary(struct netlink_channel *commands, struct context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN *scanning);
// triggers the scan
static int trigger_scan(struct netlink_channel *channel);
// wait for the notification that scan finished
static void wait_for_new_scan_results(struct netlink_channel *notifications);

// SCANNING - scan related

// the data needed from new scan results
struct context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS
{
	struct bss_info *bss_infos;
	int bss_infos_length;
	int scanned;
};

// get scan results cached by the driver
static int get_scan(struct netlink_channel *channel);
// process the new scan results
static int handle_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data);
// get the information about bss (nested attribute)
static void parse_NL80211_ATTR_BSS(struct nlattr *nested, struct netlink_channel *channel);
// get the information from IE (non-netlink binary data here!)
static void parse_NL80211_BSS_INFORMATION_ELEMENTS(struct nlattr *attr, char SSID_OUT[33]);
// get BSSID (mac address)
static void parse_NL80211_BSS_BSSID(struct nlattr *attr, uint8_t bssid_out[BSSID_LENGTH]);

// STATION

// data needed from command new station
struct context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION
{
	struct station_info *station;
};

// public interface - get information about station we are associated with
int wifi_scan_station(struct wifi_scan *wifi,struct station_info *station);
// get information about station with BSSID
static int get_station(struct netlink_channel *channel, uint8_t bssid[BSSID_LENGTH]);
// process command new station
static int handle_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data);
// process station info (nested attribute)
static void parse_NL80211_ATTR_STA_INFO(struct nlattr *nested, struct netlink_channel *channel);

// NETLINK HELPERS

// NETLINK HELPERS - message construction/sending/receiving

// create the message with specified parameters for the channel
// fill the message with additional attributes as needed with:
// mnl_attr_put_[|u8|u16|u32|u64|str|strz] and mnl_attr_nest_[start|end]
static struct nlmsghdr *prepare_nl_message(uint32_t type, uint16_t flags, uint8_t genl_cmd, struct netlink_channel *channel);
// send the above message
static void send_nl_message(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct netlink_channel *channel);
// receive the results and process them using callback function
static int receive_nl_message(struct netlink_channel *channel, mnl_cb_t callback);

// NETLINK HELPERS - validation

// formal requirements for attribute
struct attribute_validation
{
	int attr; // attribute constant from nl80211.h
	enum mnl_attr_data_type type; // MNL_TYPE_[UNSPEC|U8|U16|U32|U64|STRING|FLAG|MSECS|NESTED|NESTED_COMPAT|NUL_STRING|BINARY]
	size_t len;  // length in bytes, can be ommitted for attibutes of known size (e.g. U16), can be 0 if unspeciffied
};

// all information needed to validate attributes
struct validation_data
{
	struct nlattr **attribute_table; //validated attributes are returned here
	int attribute_length;  //at most that many, distinct constants from nl80211.h go here
	const struct attribute_validation *validation; //vavildate against that table
	int validation_length;
};

// data of type struct validation_data*, validate attr against data, this is called for each attribute
static int validate(const struct nlattr *attr, void *data);

// GENNERAL PURPOSE

// if anything goes wrong...
static void die(const char *s);
// as above but scream errno
static void die_errno(const char *s);

// #####################################################################
// IMPLEMENTATION

// validate only what we are going to use, note that
// this lists all the attributes used by the library

const struct attribute_validation NL80211_VALIDATION[]={
 {CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID, MNL_TYPE_U16},
 {CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS, MNL_TYPE_NESTED} };

const struct attribute_validation NL80211_MCAST_GROUPS_VALIDATION[]={
 {CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_ID, MNL_TYPE_U32},
 {CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_NAME, MNL_TYPE_STRING} };

const struct attribute_validation NL80211_BSS_VALIDATION[]={
 {NL80211_BSS_BSSID, MNL_TYPE_BINARY, 6},
 {NL80211_BSS_FREQUENCY, MNL_TYPE_U32},
 {NL80211_BSS_INFORMATION_ELEMENTS, MNL_TYPE_BINARY},
 {NL80211_BSS_STATUS, MNL_TYPE_U32},
 {NL80211_BSS_SIGNAL_MBM, MNL_TYPE_U32},
 {NL80211_BSS_SEEN_MS_AGO, MNL_TYPE_U32} };

const struct attribute_validation NL80211_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS_VALIDATION[]={
 {NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, MNL_TYPE_U32},
 {NL80211_ATTR_SCAN_SSIDS, MNL_TYPE_NESTED},
 {NL80211_ATTR_BSS, MNL_TYPE_NESTED} };

const struct attribute_validation NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION_VALIDATION[]={
 {NL80211_ATTR_STA_INFO, MNL_TYPE_NESTED},
};

const struct attribute_validation NL80211_STA_INFO_VALIDATION[]={
 {NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL, MNL_TYPE_U8},
 {NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_PACKETS, MNL_TYPE_U32},
 {NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_PACKETS, MNL_TYPE_U32}
};

const int NL80211_VALIDATION_LENGTH=sizeof(NL80211_VALIDATION)/sizeof(struct attribute_validation);
const int NL80211_MCAST_GROUPS_VALIDATION_LENGTH=sizeof(NL80211_MCAST_GROUPS_VALIDATION)/sizeof(struct attribute_validation);
const int NL80211_BSS_VALIDATION_LENGTH=sizeof(NL80211_BSS_VALIDATION)/sizeof(struct attribute_validation);
const int NL80211_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS_VALIDATION_LENGTH=sizeof(NL80211_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS_VALIDATION)/sizeof(struct attribute_validation);
const int NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION_VALIDATION_LENGTH=sizeof(NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION_VALIDATION)/sizeof(struct attribute_validation);
const int NL80211_STA_INFO_VALIDATION_LENGTH=sizeof(NL80211_STA_INFO_VALIDATION)/sizeof(struct attribute_validation);

// INITIALIZATION

// public interface - pass wireless interface like wlan0
struct wifi_scan *wifi_scan_init(const char *interface)
{
	struct wifi_scan *wifi=malloc(sizeof(struct wifi_scan));
	if(wifi==NULL)
		die("Insufficient memory - malloc(sizeof(struct wifi_data)");

	init_netlink_channel(&wifi->notification_channel, interface);

	struct context_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY family_context ={0};
	wifi->notification_channel.context=&family_context;

	if(get_family_and_scan_ids(&wifi->notification_channel) == -1)
		die_errno("GetFamilyAndScanId failed");

	if(family_context.id_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN == 0)
		die("No scan multicast group in generic netlink nl80211\n");

	init_netlink_channel(&wifi->command_channel, interface);
	wifi->command_channel.nl80211_id = wifi->notification_channel.nl80211_id;

	subscribe_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN(&wifi->notification_channel, family_context.id_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN);

	return wifi;
}

// prerequisities:
// - proper interface, e.g. wlan0, wlan1
static void init_netlink_channel(struct netlink_channel *channel, const char *interface)
{
	channel->sequence=1;
	channel->buf=(char*) malloc(MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE);

	if(channel->buf == NULL)
		die("Insufficent memory for netlink socket buffer");

	channel->ifindex=if_nametoindex(interface);

	if(channel->ifindex==0)
		die_errno("Incorrect network interface");

	channel->context=NULL;

	init_netlink_socket(channel);
}

static void init_netlink_socket(struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	channel->nl = mnl_socket_open(NETLINK_GENERIC);

	if (channel->nl == NULL)
		die_errno("mnl_socket_open");

	if (mnl_socket_bind(channel->nl, 0, MNL_SOCKET_AUTOPID) < 0)
		die_errno("mnl_socket_bind");
}

// prerequisities:
// - channel initialized with init_netlink_channel
// - channel context of type context_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY
static int get_family_and_scan_ids(struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	struct nlmsghdr *nlh=prepare_nl_message(GENL_ID_CTRL, NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK,  CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY, channel);
	mnl_attr_put_u32(nlh, CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID, GENL_ID_CTRL);
	mnl_attr_put_strz(nlh, CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME, NL80211_GENL_NAME);

	send_nl_message(nlh, channel);

	return receive_nl_message(channel, handle_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY);
}

// prerequisities:
// - netlink_channel passed as data
// - data->context of type struct context_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY
static int handle_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data)
{
	struct nlattr *tb[CTRL_ATTR_MAX+1] = {};
	struct genlmsghdr *genl = (struct genlmsghdr *)mnl_nlmsg_get_payload(nlh);
	struct netlink_channel *channel = (struct netlink_channel*)data;
	struct validation_data vd={tb, CTRL_ATTR_MAX, NL80211_VALIDATION, NL80211_VALIDATION_LENGTH};

	mnl_attr_parse(nlh, sizeof(*genl), validate, &vd);

	if (!tb[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID])
		die("No family id attribute");

	channel->nl80211_id=mnl_attr_get_u16(tb[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID]);

	if (tb[CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS])
		parse_CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS(tb[CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS], channel);

	return MNL_CB_OK;
}

// prerequisities:
// - data->context of type struct context_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY
static void parse_CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS(struct nlattr *nested, struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	struct nlattr *pos;

	mnl_attr_for_each_nested(pos, nested)
	{
		struct nlattr *tb[CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_MAX+1] = {};
		struct validation_data vd={tb, CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_MAX, NL80211_MCAST_GROUPS_VALIDATION, NL80211_MCAST_GROUPS_VALIDATION_LENGTH};

		mnl_attr_parse_nested(pos, validate, &vd);

		if ( tb[CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_NAME])
		{
			const char *name=mnl_attr_get_str(tb[CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_NAME]);

			if( strcmp(name, "scan") == 0 )
			{
				if (tb[CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_ID])
				{
					struct context_CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY *context=channel->context;
					context->id_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN= mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_ID]);
				}
				else
					die("Missing id attribute for scan multicast group");
			}
		}
	}
}

// prerequisities:
// - channel initialized with init_netlink_channel
static void subscribe_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN(struct netlink_channel *channel, uint32_t scan_group_id)
{
	if (mnl_socket_setsockopt(channel->nl, NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, &scan_group_id, sizeof(int)) < 0)
		die_errno("mnl_socket_set_sockopt");
}

// CLEANUP

// prerequisities:
// - wifi initialized with wifi_scan_init
void wifi_scan_close(struct wifi_scan *wifi)
{
	close_netlink_channel(&wifi->notification_channel);
	close_netlink_channel(&wifi->command_channel);
	free(wifi);
}

// prerequisities:
// - channel initalized with init_netlink-channel
static void close_netlink_channel(struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	free(channel->buf);
	mnl_socket_close(channel->nl);
}


// SCANNING

// handle also trigger abort
// public interface
//
// prerequisities:
// - wifi initialized with wifi_scan_init
// - bss_info table of sized bss_info_length passed
int wifi_scan_all(struct wifi_scan *wifi, struct bss_info *bss_infos, int bss_infos_length)
{
	struct netlink_channel *notifications=&wifi->notification_channel;
	struct context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN scanning={0,0};
	notifications->context=&scanning;

	struct netlink_channel *commands=&wifi->command_channel;
	struct context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS scan_results = {bss_infos, bss_infos_length, 0};
	commands->context=&scan_results;

	//somebody else might have triggered scanning or even the results can be already waiting
	read_past_notifications(notifications);

	//if no results yet or scan not triggered then trigger it.
	//the device can be busy - we have to take it into account
	if( trigger_scan_if_necessary(commands, &scanning) == -1)
		return -1; //most likely with errno set to EBUSY

	//now just wait for trigger/new_scan_results
	wait_for_new_scan_results(notifications);

	//finally read the scan
	get_scan(commands);

	return scan_results.scanned;
}

// SCANNING - notification related

// prerequisities
// - subscribed to scan group with subscribe_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN
// - context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN set for notifications
static void read_past_notifications(struct netlink_channel *notifications)
{
	set_channel_non_blocking(notifications);
	int ret, run_ret;

	while( (ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(notifications->nl, notifications->buf, MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE) ) >= 0)
	{
		//the line below fills context about past scans/triggers
		run_ret = mnl_cb_run(notifications->buf, ret, 0, 0, handle_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN, notifications);
		if(run_ret <= 0)
			die_errno("ReadPastNotificationsNonBlocking mnl_cb_run failed");
	}

	if(ret == -1)
		if( !(errno == EINPROGRESS || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) )
			die_errno("ReadPastNotificationsNonBlocking mnl_socket_recv failed");
	//no more notifications waiting
	set_channel_blocking(notifications);
}

// prerequisities
// - channel initialized with init_netlink_channel
static void set_channel_non_blocking(struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	int fd = mnl_socket_get_fd(channel->nl);
	int flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL, 0);
	if(flags == -1)
		die_errno("SetChannelNonBlocking F_GETFL");
	if( fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK) == -1)
		die_errno("SetChannelNonBlocking F_SETFL");
}

// prerequisities
// - channel initialized with init_netlink_channel
static void set_channel_blocking(struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	int fd = mnl_socket_get_fd(channel->nl);
	int flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL, 0);
	if(flags == -1)
		die_errno("SetChannelNonBlocking F_GETFL");
	if( fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags &  ~O_NONBLOCK) == -1)
		die_errno("SetChannelNonBlocking F_SETFL");
}

// prerequisities:
// - subscribed to scan group with subscribe_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN
// - netlink_channel passed as data
// - data->context of type struct context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN
static int handle_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data)
{
	struct netlink_channel *channel=data;
	struct context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN *context = channel->context;

	struct genlmsghdr *genl = (struct genlmsghdr *)mnl_nlmsg_get_payload(nlh);

//	printf("Got message type %d seq %d pid  %d genl cmd %d \n", nlh->nlmsg_type, nlh->nlmsg_seq, nlh->nlmsg_pid, genl->cmd);
	if(genl->cmd == NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN)
	{
		context->scan_triggered=1;
//		printf("TRIGGER type %u seq %u pid  %u genl cmd %u\n", nlh->nlmsg_type, nlh->nlmsg_seq, nlh->nlmsg_pid, genl->cmd);
		return MNL_CB_OK; //do nothing for now
	}
	else if(genl->cmd == NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS)
	{
//		printf("NEW SCAN RESULTS type %u seq %u pid  %u genl cmd %u\n", nlh->nlmsg_type, nlh->nlmsg_seq, nlh->nlmsg_pid, genl->cmd);
		if(nlh->nlmsg_pid==0 &&  nlh->nlmsg_seq==0)
			context->new_scan_results = 1;
		return MNL_CB_OK; //do nothing for now
	}
	else
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "Ignoring generic netlink command type %u seq %u pid  %u genl cmd %u\n",nlh->nlmsg_type, nlh->nlmsg_seq, nlh->nlmsg_pid, genl->cmd);
		return MNL_CB_OK;
	}
}


// prerequisities:
// - commands initialized with init_netlink_channel
// - scanning updated with read_past_notifications
static int trigger_scan_if_necessary(struct netlink_channel *commands, struct context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN *scanning)
{
	if(!scanning->new_scan_results && !scanning->scan_triggered)
		if(trigger_scan(commands) == -1)
			return -1; //most likely errno set to EBUSY which means hardware is doing something else, try again later
	return 0;
}

// prerequisities:
// - channel initialized with init_netlink_channel
static int trigger_scan(struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	struct nlmsghdr *nlh=prepare_nl_message(channel->nl80211_id, NLM_F_REQUEST  | NLM_F_ACK, NL80211_CMD_TRIGGER_SCAN, channel);
	mnl_attr_put_u32(nlh,  NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, channel->ifindex);
	send_nl_message(nlh, channel);
	return receive_nl_message(channel, handle_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS);
}

// prerequisities
// - channel initalized with init_netlink_channel
// - subscribed to scan group with subscribe_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN
// - context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN set for notifications
static void wait_for_new_scan_results(struct netlink_channel *notifications)
{
	struct context_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN *scanning=notifications->context;
	int ret;

	while(!scanning->new_scan_results)
	{
		if ( (ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(notifications->nl, notifications->buf, MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE)) <=0 )
			die_errno("Waiting for new scan results failed - mnl_socket_recvfrom");

		if ( (ret=mnl_cb_run(notifications->buf, ret, 0, 0, handle_NL80211_MULTICAST_GROUP_SCAN, notifications)) <=0 )
			die_errno("Processing notificatoins failed - mnl_cb_run");
	}
}

// SCANNING - scan related

// prerequisities:
// - channel initalized with init_netlink_channel
// - channel context of type context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS
static int get_scan(struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	struct nlmsghdr *nlh=prepare_nl_message(channel->nl80211_id, NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_ACK, NL80211_CMD_GET_SCAN, channel);
	mnl_attr_put_u32(nlh,  NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, channel->ifindex);

	send_nl_message(nlh, channel);
	return receive_nl_message(channel, handle_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS);
}

// prerequisities:
// - netlink_channel passed as data
// - data->context of type context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS
static int handle_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data)
{
	struct netlink_channel *channel=data;
	struct nlattr *tb[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {};
	struct validation_data vd={tb, NL80211_ATTR_MAX, NL80211_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS_VALIDATION, NL80211_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS_VALIDATION_LENGTH};
	struct genlmsghdr *genl = (struct genlmsghdr *)mnl_nlmsg_get_payload(nlh);

//	printf("NSR type %u seq %u pid  %u genl cmd %u\n", nlh->nlmsg_type, nlh->nlmsg_seq, nlh->nlmsg_pid, genl->cmd);

	if(genl->cmd != NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS)
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "Ignoring generic netlink command %u seq %u pid  %u genl cmd %u\n", nlh->nlmsg_type, nlh->nlmsg_seq, nlh->nlmsg_pid, genl->cmd);
		return MNL_CB_OK;
	}

	//seq 0 - notification from kernel, then pid should also 0, if it is result of our scan we have sequence and our pid
//	int new_scan_results= nlh->nlmsg_seq != 0 && nlh->nlmsg_pid != 0;

	mnl_attr_parse(nlh, sizeof(*genl), validate, &vd);

	if(tb[NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX])
	{
	//	uint32_t ifindex=mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX]);
//		printf("ifindex %u\n", ifindex);
	}
	if (!tb[NL80211_ATTR_BSS])
		return MNL_CB_OK;

	parse_NL80211_ATTR_BSS(tb[NL80211_ATTR_BSS], channel);

	return MNL_CB_OK;
}

// prerequisities:
// - channel context of type context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS
static void parse_NL80211_ATTR_BSS(struct nlattr *nested, struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	struct nlattr *tb[NL80211_BSS_MAX+1] = {};
	struct validation_data vd={tb, NL80211_BSS_MAX, NL80211_BSS_VALIDATION, NL80211_BSS_VALIDATION_LENGTH};
	struct context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS *scan_results = channel->context;
	struct bss_info *bss = scan_results->bss_infos + scan_results->scanned;

	mnl_attr_parse_nested(nested, validate, &vd);

	enum nl80211_bss_status status=BSS_NONE;

	if(tb[NL80211_BSS_STATUS])
		status=mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NL80211_BSS_STATUS]);

	//if we have found associated station store first as last and associated as first
	if(status==NL80211_BSS_STATUS_ASSOCIATED || status==NL80211_BSS_STATUS_ASSOCIATED || status==NL80211_BSS_STATUS_IBSS_JOINED)
	{
		if(scan_results->scanned>0 && scan_results->scanned < scan_results->bss_infos_length)
			memcpy(bss, scan_results->bss_infos, sizeof(struct bss_info));
		bss=scan_results->bss_infos;
	}

	//check bounds, make exception if we have found associated station and replace previous data
	if(scan_results->bss_infos_length == 0 || ( scan_results->scanned >= scan_results->bss_infos_length && bss != scan_results->bss_infos ) )
	{
		++scan_results->scanned;
		return;
	}

	if ( tb[NL80211_BSS_BSSID])
		parse_NL80211_BSS_BSSID(tb[NL80211_BSS_BSSID], bss->bssid);

	if ( tb[NL80211_BSS_FREQUENCY])
		bss->frequency = mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NL80211_BSS_FREQUENCY]);

	if ( tb[NL80211_BSS_INFORMATION_ELEMENTS])
		parse_NL80211_BSS_INFORMATION_ELEMENTS(tb[NL80211_BSS_INFORMATION_ELEMENTS], bss->ssid);

	if ( tb[NL80211_BSS_SIGNAL_MBM])
		bss->signal_mbm=mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NL80211_BSS_SIGNAL_MBM]);

	if ( tb[NL80211_BSS_SEEN_MS_AGO])
		bss->seen_ms_ago = mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NL80211_BSS_SEEN_MS_AGO]);

	bss->status=status;

	++scan_results->scanned;
}

//This is guesswork! Read up on that!!! I don't think it's netlink in this attribute, some lower beacon layer
static void parse_NL80211_BSS_INFORMATION_ELEMENTS(struct nlattr *attr, char SSID_OUT[SSID_MAX_LENGTH_WITH_NULL])
{
	const char *payload=mnl_attr_get_payload(attr);
	int len=mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr);
	if(len==0 || payload[0]!=0 || payload[1] >= SSID_MAX_LENGTH_WITH_NULL || payload[1] > len-2)
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "SSID len 0 or payload not starting from 0 or payload length > 32 or payload length > length-2!\n");
		SSID_OUT[0]='\0';
		return;
	}
	int ssid_len=payload[1];
	strncpy(SSID_OUT, payload+2, ssid_len);
	SSID_OUT[ssid_len]='\0';
}

static void parse_NL80211_BSS_BSSID(struct nlattr *attr, uint8_t bssid_out[BSSID_LENGTH])
{
	const char *payload=mnl_attr_get_payload(attr);
	int len=mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr);

	if(len != BSSID_LENGTH)
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "BSSID length != %d, ignoring", BSSID_LENGTH);
		memset(bssid_out, 0, BSSID_LENGTH);
		return;
	}

	memcpy(bssid_out, payload, BSSID_LENGTH);
}

// STATION

// public interface
//
// prerequisities:
// - wifi initialized with wifi_scan_init
int wifi_scan_station(struct wifi_scan *wifi,struct station_info *station)
{
	struct netlink_channel *commands=&wifi->command_channel;
	struct bss_info bss;

	struct context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_SCAN_RESULTS scan_results = {&bss, 1, 0};
	commands->context=&scan_results;
	get_scan(commands);

	if(scan_results.scanned==0)
		return 0;

	struct context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION station_results = {station};
	commands->context=&station_results;
	get_station(commands, bss.bssid);

	memcpy(station->bssid, bss.bssid, BSSID_LENGTH);
	memcpy(station->ssid, bss.ssid, SSID_MAX_LENGTH_WITH_NULL);
	station->status=bss.status;

	return 1;
}

// prerequisites:
// - channel initalized with init_netlink_channel
// - context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION set for channel
static int get_station(struct netlink_channel *channel, uint8_t bssid[BSSID_LENGTH])
{
	struct nlmsghdr *nlh=prepare_nl_message(channel->nl80211_id, NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK, NL80211_CMD_GET_STATION, channel);
	mnl_attr_put_u32(nlh,  NL80211_ATTR_IFINDEX, channel->ifindex);
	mnl_attr_put(nlh,  NL80211_ATTR_MAC, BSSID_LENGTH, bssid);
	send_nl_message(nlh, channel);
	return receive_nl_message(channel, handle_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION);
}

// prerequisities:
// - netlink_channel passed as data
// - data->context of type context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION
static int handle_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data)
{
	struct netlink_channel *channel=data;
	struct nlattr *tb[NL80211_ATTR_MAX+1] = {};
	struct validation_data vd={tb, NL80211_ATTR_MAX, NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION_VALIDATION, NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION_VALIDATION_LENGTH};
	struct genlmsghdr *genl = (struct genlmsghdr *)mnl_nlmsg_get_payload(nlh);

	if(genl->cmd != NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION)
	{
		fprintf(stderr, "Ignoring generic netlink command %u seq %u pid  %u genl cmd %u\n", nlh->nlmsg_type, nlh->nlmsg_seq, nlh->nlmsg_pid, genl->cmd);
		return MNL_CB_OK;
	}

	mnl_attr_parse(nlh, sizeof(*genl), validate, &vd);

	if(!tb[NL80211_ATTR_STA_INFO]) //or error, no statoin
		return MNL_CB_OK;

	parse_NL80211_ATTR_STA_INFO(tb[NL80211_ATTR_STA_INFO], channel);

	return MNL_CB_OK;
}

// prerequisities:
// - channel context of type context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION
static void parse_NL80211_ATTR_STA_INFO(struct nlattr *nested, struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	struct nlattr *tb[NL80211_STA_INFO_MAX+1] = {};
	struct validation_data vd={tb, NL80211_STA_INFO_MAX, NL80211_STA_INFO_VALIDATION, NL80211_STA_INFO_VALIDATION_LENGTH};
	struct context_NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION *station_results = channel->context;
	struct station_info *station= station_results->station;

	mnl_attr_parse_nested(nested, validate, &vd);

	if ( tb[NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL])
		station->signal_dbm=(int8_t)mnl_attr_get_u8(tb[NL80211_STA_INFO_SIGNAL]);
	if (tb[NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_PACKETS])
		station->rx_packets=mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NL80211_STA_INFO_RX_PACKETS]);
	if (tb[NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_PACKETS])
		station->tx_packets=mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NL80211_STA_INFO_TX_PACKETS]);
}


// NETLINK HELPERS

// NETLINK HELPERS - message construction/sending/receiving

// prerequisities:
// - channel initialized with init_netlink_channel
static struct nlmsghdr *prepare_nl_message(uint32_t type, uint16_t flags, uint8_t genl_cmd, struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
	struct genlmsghdr *genl;

	nlh = mnl_nlmsg_put_header(channel->buf);
	nlh->nlmsg_type	= type;
	nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
	nlh->nlmsg_seq = channel->sequence;

	genl = (struct genlmsghdr*)mnl_nlmsg_put_extra_header(nlh, sizeof(struct genlmsghdr));
	genl->cmd = genl_cmd;
	genl->version = 1;
	return nlh;
}

// prerequisities:
// - prepare_nl_message called first
// - mnl_attr_put_xxx used if additional attributes needed
static void send_nl_message(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct netlink_channel *channel)
{
	if (mnl_socket_sendto(channel->nl, nlh, nlh->nlmsg_len) < 0)
		die_errno("mnl_socket_sendto");
}

// prerequisities:
// - send_nl_message called first
// - prerequisities for callback matched
static int receive_nl_message(struct netlink_channel *channel, mnl_cb_t callback)
{
	int ret;
	unsigned int portid = mnl_socket_get_portid(channel->nl);

	ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(channel->nl, channel->buf, MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE);

	while (ret > 0)
	{
		ret = mnl_cb_run(channel->buf, ret, channel->sequence, portid, callback, channel);
		if (ret <= 0)
			break;
		ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(channel->nl, channel->buf, MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE);
	}

	++channel->sequence;

	return ret;
}

// NETLINK HELPERS - validation

// prerequisities:
// - data of type validation_data
static int validate(const struct nlattr *attr, void *data)
{
	struct validation_data *vd=data;
	const struct nlattr **tb = (const struct nlattr**) vd->attribute_table;
	int type = mnl_attr_get_type(attr) ,i;

//	printf("%d\n", type);

	if (mnl_attr_type_valid(attr, vd->attribute_length) < 0)
		return MNL_CB_OK;

	for(i=0; i < vd->validation_length;++i)
		if(type == vd->validation[i].attr)
		{
			int len=vd->validation[i].len;
			if(len==0 && mnl_attr_validate(attr, vd->validation[i].type) < 0)
			{
					perror("mnl_attr_validate error");
					return MNL_CB_ERROR;
			}
			if(len != 0 && mnl_attr_validate2(attr, vd->validation[i].type, len) < 0)
			{
				perror("mnl_attr_validate error");
				return MNL_CB_ERROR;
			}
		}

	tb[type] = attr;
	return MNL_CB_OK;
}

// GENNERAL PURPOSE

static void die(const char *s)
{
	fprintf(stderr, "%s", s);
	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
	exit(1);
}

static void die_errno(const char *s)
{
    perror(s);
    exit(1);
}