Hi Vadim, > It allows to identify the wireless kind of device for > the user application, e.g.: > > # ip -d link > > 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode > DEFAULT group default > link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 promiscuity 0 > 2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast > state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff promiscuity 0 > 3: wlp3s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP > mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff promiscuity 0 > wireless > 4: wlp0s26u1u2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode > DEFAULT group default qlen 1000 > link/ether XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff promiscuity 0 > wireless > > Signed-off-by: Vadim Kochan <[email protected]> > --- > net/mac80211/iface.c | 7 +++++++ > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c > index 653f5eb..b993c7d 100644 > --- a/net/mac80211/iface.c > +++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c > @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ > #include <linux/rtnetlink.h> > #include <net/mac80211.h> > #include <net/ieee80211_radiotap.h> > +#include <net/rtnetlink.h> > #include "ieee80211_i.h" > #include "sta_info.h" > #include "debugfs_netdev.h" > @@ -1624,6 +1625,10 @@ static void ieee80211_assign_perm_addr(struct > ieee80211_local *local, > mutex_unlock(&local->iflist_mtx); > } > > +static struct rtnl_link_ops wireless_link_ops __read_mostly = { > + .kind = "wireless", > +}; > +
I would prefer if we use "wlan" here. Same as what we use for DEVTYPE and RFKILL switches. Being consistent across the kernel helps a lot. Since other subsystems including Bluetooth might want to identify their netdev as well and "wireless" would be just too generic. Regards Marcel -- 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
