mac80211: only create default STA interface if supported
Drivers will support this, obviously, but this forces them to
set it up properly.
(This includes the fix posted as "mac80211: fix ifmodes check" and
tested in wireless-testing by Hin-Tak and others. -- JWL)
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Reported-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Tested-by: Hin-Tak Leung <htl10@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index df7e9a8..6d87103 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -886,12 +886,14 @@
local->mdev->select_queue = ieee80211_select_queue;
- /* add one default STA interface */
- result = ieee80211_if_add(local, "wlan%d", NULL,
- NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION, NULL);
- if (result)
- printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Failed to add default virtual iface\n",
- wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy));
+ /* add one default STA interface if supported */
+ if (local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)) {
+ result = ieee80211_if_add(local, "wlan%d", NULL,
+ NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION, NULL);
+ if (result)
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Failed to add default virtual iface\n",
+ wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy));
+ }
rtnl_unlock();