cfg80211: show interface type
This patch makes cfg80211 show the interface in the nl80211
information about a specific interface. API users are required
to keep the type updated (everything else is fairly complicated)
but you will get a warning if you fail to keep it updated.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 9f40c4d..0e85ec3 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -363,11 +363,13 @@
* wireless extensions but this is subject to reevaluation as soon as this
* code is used more widely and we have a first user without wext.
*
- * @add_virtual_intf: create a new virtual interface with the given name
+ * @add_virtual_intf: create a new virtual interface with the given name,
+ * must set the struct wireless_dev's iftype.
*
* @del_virtual_intf: remove the virtual interface determined by ifindex.
*
- * @change_virtual_intf: change type of virtual interface
+ * @change_virtual_intf: change type/configuration of virtual interface,
+ * keep the struct wireless_dev's iftype updated.
*
* @add_key: add a key with the given parameters. @mac_addr will be %NULL
* when adding a group key.
diff --git a/include/net/wireless.h b/include/net/wireless.h
index 0de7fde..721efb3 100644
--- a/include/net/wireless.h
+++ b/include/net/wireless.h
@@ -223,9 +223,11 @@
* the netdev.)
*
* @wiphy: pointer to hardware description
+ * @iftype: interface type
*/
struct wireless_dev {
struct wiphy *wiphy;
+ enum nl80211_iftype iftype;
/* private to the generic wireless code */
struct list_head list;