From 1c90f9d404a45a1677c1e5791f5a2a8aaee0370a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Berg Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:05:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] nl80211: send interface after creation After a new virtual interface is created, reply to userspace with a message detailing it so it knows the new wdev identifier. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg --- net/wireless/nl80211.c | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c index 789d0c7b287e..6a9a1d7f51d1 100644 --- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c +++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c @@ -1972,6 +1972,7 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0]; struct vif_params params; struct wireless_dev *wdev; + struct sk_buff *msg; int err; enum nl80211_iftype type = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED; u32 flags; @@ -1998,14 +1999,20 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) return err; } + msg = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL); + if (!msg) + return -ENOMEM; + err = parse_monitor_flags(type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR ? info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS] : NULL, &flags); wdev = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME]), type, err ? NULL : &flags, ¶ms); - if (IS_ERR(wdev)) + if (IS_ERR(wdev)) { + nlmsg_free(msg); return PTR_ERR(wdev); + } if (type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT && info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MESH_ID]) { @@ -2019,7 +2026,13 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) wdev_unlock(wdev); } - return 0; + if (nl80211_send_iface(msg, info->snd_pid, info->snd_seq, 0, + rdev, wdev) < 0) { + nlmsg_free(msg); + return -ENOBUFS; + } + + return genlmsg_reply(msg, info); } static int nl80211_del_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info) -- 2.34.1