From: Ben Greear <[email protected]> This is useful when creating virtual interfaces. Keeps udev from mucking with things it shouldn't, since the default MAC is never seen by udev when specified on the cmd-line during creation.
Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <[email protected]> --- include/net/cfg80211.h | 9 ++++++--- include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 4 ++++ net/wireless/nl80211.c | 2 +- 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h index 39d7996..f67948e 100644 --- a/include/net/cfg80211.h +++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h @@ -319,9 +319,12 @@ struct ieee80211_supported_band { /** * struct vif_params - describes virtual interface parameters * @use_4addr: use 4-address frames - * @macaddr: address to use for this virtual interface. This will only - * be used for non-netdevice interfaces. If this parameter is set - * to zero address the driver may determine the address as needed. + * @macaddr: address to use for this virtual interface. + * If this parameter is set to zero address the driver may + * determine the address as needed. + * This feature is only fully supported by drivers that enable the + * %NL80211_FEATURE_MAC_ON_CREATE flag. Others may support creating + ** only p2p devices with specified MAC. */ struct vif_params { int use_4addr; diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index be1d5de..f7daae5 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -4056,6 +4056,9 @@ enum nl80211_ap_sme_features { * TSPEC sessions (TID aka TSID 0-7) with the %NL80211_CMD_ADD_TX_TS * command. Standard IEEE 802.11 TSPEC setup is not yet supported, it * needs to be able to handle Block-Ack agreements and other things. + * @NL80211_FEATURE_MAC_ON_CREATE: Device supports configuring + * the vif's MAC address upon creation. + * See 'macaddr' field in the vif_params (cfg80211.h). */ enum nl80211_feature_flags { NL80211_FEATURE_SK_TX_STATUS = 1 << 0, @@ -4085,6 +4088,7 @@ enum nl80211_feature_flags { NL80211_FEATURE_STATIC_SMPS = 1 << 24, NL80211_FEATURE_DYNAMIC_SMPS = 1 << 25, NL80211_FEATURE_SUPPORTS_WMM_ADMISSION = 1 << 26, + NL80211_FEATURE_MAC_ON_CREATE = 1 << 27, }; /** diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c index d98d4ea..5ecb46c 100644 --- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c +++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c @@ -2605,7 +2605,7 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) !(rdev->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << type))) return -EOPNOTSUPP; - if (type == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE && info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]) { + if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]) { nla_memcpy(params.macaddr, info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC], ETH_ALEN); if (!is_valid_ether_addr(params.macaddr)) -- 1.7.11.7 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
