On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 07:54:09PM +0100, Tobias Heider wrote: > Hi, > > I noticed that my iwm(4) device does not send RTM_IFINFO messages > when the lladdr is changed with ifconfig. > For other interface types ifioctl() handles the lladdr change in > if_setlladdr() and ifnewlladdr(). > I attached a diff that seems to fix this. > > Is there a specific reason IFT_IEEE80211 is not in the list of > if_types handled in ifioctl()?
I don't think IFT_IEEE80211 is actually used. Aren't wifi interfaces IFT_ETHER? > Index: if.c > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/net/if.c,v > retrieving revision 1.600 > diff -u -p -r1.600 if.c > --- if.c 24 Jan 2020 05:14:51 -0000 1.600 > +++ if.c 24 Feb 2020 18:50:28 -0000 > @@ -2189,6 +2189,7 @@ ifioctl(struct socket *so, u_long cmd, c > case IFT_CARP: > case IFT_XETHER: > case IFT_ISO88025: > + case IFT_IEEE80211: > error = (*ifp->if_ioctl)(ifp, cmd, data); > if (error == ENOTTY) > error = 0; > >
