From: Lior David <[email protected]> Add a module parameter alt_ifname that when set, will name the primary network interface wigig<N> instead of the default wlan<N>. This helps platforms such as android where we need to clearly separate the WIGIG interface from the default wireless interface.
Signed-off-by: Lior David <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Maya Erez <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c index 3bc0e26..f78ea91 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/netdev.c @@ -14,10 +14,15 @@ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. */ +#include <linux/moduleparam.h> #include <linux/etherdevice.h> #include "wil6210.h" #include "txrx.h" +static bool alt_ifname; /* = false; */ +module_param(alt_ifname, bool, S_IRUGO); +MODULE_PARM_DESC(alt_ifname, " use an alternate interface name wigigN instead of wlanN"); + static int wil_open(struct net_device *ndev) { struct wil6210_priv *wil = ndev_to_wil(ndev); @@ -136,6 +141,7 @@ void *wil_if_alloc(struct device *dev) struct wil6210_priv *wil; struct ieee80211_channel *ch; int rc = 0; + const char *ifname = alt_ifname ? "wigig%d" : "wlan%d"; wdev = wil_cfg80211_init(dev); if (IS_ERR(wdev)) { @@ -160,7 +166,7 @@ void *wil_if_alloc(struct device *dev) ch = wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_60GHZ]->channels; cfg80211_chandef_create(&wdev->preset_chandef, ch, NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT); - ndev = alloc_netdev(0, "wlan%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, wil_dev_setup); + ndev = alloc_netdev(0, ifname, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, wil_dev_setup); if (!ndev) { dev_err(dev, "alloc_netdev_mqs failed\n"); rc = -ENOMEM; -- 1.8.5.2 -- 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
