[MAC80211]: add "invalid" interface type
Since I cannot convince the lazy driver authors (hello Michael)
to stop (ab)using the MGMT interface type internally in their
drivers, this patch introduces a new _INVALID type especially
for their use and changes all affected drivers to use it.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 6ec12bd..bd72f59 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@
/**
* enum ieee80211_if_types - types of 802.11 network interfaces
*
+ * @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_INVALID: invalid interface type, not used
+ * by mac80211 itself
* @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP: interface in AP mode.
* @IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT: special interface for communication with hostap
* daemon. Drivers should never see this type.
@@ -468,6 +470,7 @@
* will never see this type.
*/
enum ieee80211_if_types {
+ IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_INVALID,
IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP,
IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT,
IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA,