@@ -1079,6 +1079,8 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT ||
wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) && !wdev->use_4addr)
dev->priv_flags |= IFF_DONT_BRIDGE;
+
+ nl80211_notify_iface(rdev, wdev, NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE);
break;
case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN:
cfg80211_leave(rdev, wdev);
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ 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, *event;
+ struct sk_buff *msg;
int err;
enum nl80211_iftype type = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
u32 flags;
@@ -2891,20 +2891,15 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
return -ENOBUFS;
}
- event = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (event) {
- if (nl80211_send_iface(event, 0, 0, 0,
- rdev, wdev, false) < 0) {
- nlmsg_free(event);
- goto out;
- }
-
- genlmsg_multicast_netns(&nl80211_fam, wiphy_net(&rdev->wiphy),
- event, 0, NL80211_MCGRP_CONFIG,
- GFP_KERNEL);
- }
+ /*
+ * For wdevs which have no associated netdev object (e.g. of type
+ * NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE), emit the NEW_INTERFACE event here.
+ * For all other types, the event will be generated from the
+ * netdev notifier
+ */
+ if (!wdev->netdev)
+ nl80211_notify_iface(rdev, wdev, NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE);
-out:
return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
}
This change alters the semantics of NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE events by always sending this event whenever a new net_device object associated with a wdev is registered. Prior to this change, this event was only sent as a result of NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE command sent from userspace. This allows userspace to reliably detect new wireless interfaces (e.g. due to hardware hot-plug events, etc). For wdevs created without an associated net_device object (e.g. NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE), the NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE event is still generated inside the relevant nl80211 command handler. Signed-off-by: Denis Kenzior <denkenz@gmail.com> --- net/wireless/core.c | 2 ++ net/wireless/nl80211.c | 23 +++++++++-------------- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)