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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/cfg80211.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/cfg80211.h | 40 |
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h index 798f8eb15e00..e7703fdbac8d 100644 --- a/include/net/cfg80211.h +++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h @@ -5228,6 +5228,7 @@ struct cfg80211_cqm_config; * * @wiphy: pointer to hardware description * @iftype: interface type + * @registered: is this wdev already registered with cfg80211 * @list: (private) Used to collect the interfaces * @netdev: (private) Used to reference back to the netdev, may be %NULL * @identifier: (private) Identifier used in nl80211 to identify this @@ -5311,7 +5312,7 @@ struct wireless_dev { struct mutex mtx; - bool use_4addr, is_running; + bool use_4addr, is_running, registered; u8 address[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(sizeof(u16)); @@ -7654,19 +7655,42 @@ u32 cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(struct rate_info *rate); * cfg80211_unregister_wdev - remove the given wdev * @wdev: struct wireless_dev to remove * - * Call this function only for wdevs that have no netdev assigned, - * e.g. P2P Devices. It removes the device from the list so that - * it can no longer be used. It is necessary to call this function - * even when cfg80211 requests the removal of the interface by - * calling the del_virtual_intf() callback. The function must also - * be called when the driver wishes to unregister the wdev, e.g. - * when the device is unbound from the driver. + * This function removes the device so it can no longer be used. It is necessary + * to call this function even when cfg80211 requests the removal of the device + * by calling the del_virtual_intf() callback. The function must also be called + * when the driver wishes to unregister the wdev, e.g. when the hardware device + * is unbound from the driver. * * Requires the RTNL to be held. */ void cfg80211_unregister_wdev(struct wireless_dev *wdev); /** + * cfg80211_register_netdevice - register the given netdev + * @dev: the netdev to register + * + * Note: In contexts coming from cfg80211 callbacks, you must call this rather + * than register_netdevice(), unregister_netdev() is impossible as the RTNL is + * held. Otherwise, both register_netdevice() and register_netdev() are usable + * instead as well. + */ +int cfg80211_register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev); + +/** + * cfg80211_unregister_netdevice - unregister the given netdev + * @dev: the netdev to register + * + * Note: In contexts coming from cfg80211 callbacks, you must call this rather + * than unregister_netdevice(), unregister_netdev() is impossible as the RTNL + * is held. Otherwise, both unregister_netdevice() and unregister_netdev() are + * usable instead as well. + */ +static inline void cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(struct net_device *dev) +{ + cfg80211_unregister_wdev(dev->ieee80211_ptr); +} + +/** * struct cfg80211_ft_event_params - FT Information Elements * @ies: FT IEs * @ies_len: length of the FT IE in bytes |