services: Add 'simulated-wifi-service-type'.

* gnu/services/networking.scm (simulated-wifi-shepherd-services): New
procedure.
(simulated-wifi-service-type): New variable.
* doc/guix.texi (Networking Services): Document it.

2 files changed, 59 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 3e6746b59d..d2cd11576f 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -13684,6 +13684,17 @@ configuration file reference.
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} simulated-wifi-service-type
+This is the type of a service to simulate WiFi networking, which can be
+useful in virtual machines for testing purposes.  The service loads the
+Linux kernel
+@uref{https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/networking/mac80211_hwsim/mac80211_hwsim.html,
+@code{mac80211_hwsim} module} and starts hostapd to create a pseudo WiFi
+network that can be seen on @code{wlan0}, by default.
+
+The service's value is a @code{hostapd-configuration} record.
+@end defvr
+
 @cindex iptables
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} iptables-service-type
 This is the service type to set up an iptables configuration.  iptables is a
diff --git a/gnu/services/networking.scm b/gnu/services/networking.scm
index 30e1173f2b..383b2b0d04 100644
--- a/gnu/services/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/networking.scm
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
             hostapd-configuration-driver
             hostapd-service-type
 
+            simulated-wifi-service-type
+
             openvswitch-service-type
             openvswitch-configuration
 
@@ -1429,6 +1431,52 @@ extra-settings "\n"))))
     "Run the @uref{https://w1.fi/hostapd/, hostapd} daemon for Wi-Fi access
 points and authentication servers.")))
 
+(define (simulated-wifi-shepherd-services config)
+  "Return Shepherd services to run hostapd with CONFIG, a
+<hostapd-configuration>, as well as services to set up WiFi hardware
+simulation."
+  (append (hostapd-shepherd-services config
+                                     #:requirement
+                                     '(unblocked-wifi
+                                       mac-simulation-module))
+          (list (shepherd-service
+                 (provision '(unblocked-wifi))
+                 (requirement '(file-systems mac-simulation-module))
+                 (documentation
+                  "Unblock WiFi devices for use by mac80211_hwsim.")
+                 (start #~(lambda _
+                            (invoke #$(file-append util-linux "/sbin/rfkill")
+                                    "unblock" "0")
+                            (invoke #$(file-append util-linux "/sbin/rfkill")
+                                    "unblock" "1")))
+                 (one-shot? #t))
+                (shepherd-service
+                 (provision '(mac-simulation-module))
+                 (requirement '(file-systems))
+                 (modules '((guix build utils)))
+                 (documentation
+                  "Load the mac80211_hwsim Linux kernel module.")
+                 (start (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
+                          #~(lambda _
+                              ;; XXX: We can't use 'load-linux-module*' here because it
+                              ;; expects a flat module directory.
+                              (setenv "LINUX_MODULE_DIRECTORY"
+                                      "/run/booted-system/kernel/lib/modules")
+                              (invoke #$(file-append kmod "/bin/modprobe")
+                                      "mac80211_hwsim"))))
+                 (one-shot? #t)))))
+
+(define simulated-wifi-service-type
+  (service-type
+   (name 'simulated-wifi)
+   (extensions
+    (list (service-extension shepherd-root-service-type
+                             simulated-wifi-shepherd-services)))
+   (default-value (hostapd-configuration
+                   (interface "wlan1")
+                   (ssid "Test Network")))
+   (description "Run hostapd to simulate WiFi connectivity.")))
+
 
 ;;;
 ;;; Open vSwitch