cfg80211: accept no-op interface mode changes
When somebody tries to set the interface mode to the existing
mode, don't ask the driver but silently accept the setting.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index b84a9b4..0fd1db6 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
struct vif_params vifparams;
enum nl80211_iftype type;
+ int ret;
if (!wdev)
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -96,10 +97,16 @@
return -EINVAL;
}
+ if (type == wdev->iftype)
+ return 0;
+
memset(&vifparams, 0, sizeof(vifparams));
- return rdev->ops->change_virtual_intf(wdev->wiphy, dev->ifindex, type,
- NULL, &vifparams);
+ ret = rdev->ops->change_virtual_intf(wdev->wiphy, dev->ifindex, type,
+ NULL, &vifparams);
+ WARN_ON(!ret && wdev->iftype != type);
+
+ return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_wext_siwmode);