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/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index a7d0b94..8808431 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@
enum nl80211_iftype type;
struct net_device *dev;
u32 _flags, *flags = NULL;
+ bool change = false;
memset(¶ms, 0, sizeof(params));
@@ -620,11 +621,17 @@
type = dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype;
dev_put(dev);
- err = -EINVAL;
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE]) {
- type = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE]);
- if (type > NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX)
+ enum nl80211_iftype ntype;
+
+ ntype = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE]);
+ if (type != ntype)
+ change = true;
+ type = ntype;
+ if (type > NL80211_IFTYPE_MAX) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
goto unlock;
+ }
}
if (!drv->ops->change_virtual_intf ||
@@ -640,6 +647,7 @@
}
params.mesh_id = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]);
params.mesh_id_len = nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]);
+ change = true;
}
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS]) {
@@ -649,12 +657,18 @@
}
err = parse_monitor_flags(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS],
&_flags);
- if (!err)
- flags = &_flags;
+ if (err)
+ goto unlock;
+
+ flags = &_flags;
+ change = true;
}
- err = drv->ops->change_virtual_intf(&drv->wiphy, ifindex,
- type, flags, ¶ms);
+ if (change)
+ err = drv->ops->change_virtual_intf(&drv->wiphy, ifindex,
+ type, flags, ¶ms);
+ else
+ err = 0;
dev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, ifindex);
WARN_ON(!dev || (!err && dev->ieee80211_ptr->iftype != type));
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);