diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c
index 3333d4596b8d1cabcd40dbc8d0ec67c8b588a0fc..c6a55cd12db936c64493a5b172898aae0e90f8be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/adm8211.c
@@ -1884,6 +1884,7 @@ static int __devinit adm8211_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
dev->extra_tx_headroom = sizeof(struct adm8211_tx_hdr);
/* dev->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS in promisc mode */
dev->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC;
+ dev->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
dev->channel_change_time = 1000;
dev->max_signal = 100; /* FIXME: find better value */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
index 7989ab5c2bbae8850e7a9f8f4dfc27211a8088f4..85260c39aa2b80dce9b463d75042a94ec67c234a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
@@ -485,6 +485,12 @@ ath5k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+
+ hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT);
+
hw->extra_tx_headroom = 2;
hw->channel_change_time = 5000;
sc = hw->priv;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
index dc45eef3289a010d137e82530a40598f04c9fa33..39a4a70d01305f239d66cc48e01b846a9ff79eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1482,6 +1482,11 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+ hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &pdev->dev);
pci_set_drvdata(pdev, hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 63bafc2f3f0a29e42807bb348f302f09063db56e..2d915c1a82a18f17edbe7609e5152db662168761 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -4569,6 +4569,13 @@ static int b43_wireless_init(struct ssb_device *dev)
IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+ hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
hw->queues = b43_modparam_qos ? 4 : 1;
SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, dev->dev);
if (is_valid_ether_addr(sprom->et1mac))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index 1cb77db5c29265d55d059b398f0c3dcb04c3b47a..68f63f5093afeda892451ac5cb4acc93e17c7952 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -3704,6 +3704,11 @@ static int b43legacy_wireless_init(struct ssb_device *dev)
hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+ hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
hw->queues = 1; /* FIXME: hardware has more queues */
SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, dev->dev);
if (is_valid_ether_addr(sprom->et1mac))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index fbf75a62958dd85f1d493ca8978219fa5f3df691..0a511ef8e354c562d65732dd8a9a729ec554301e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@ int iwl_setup_mac(struct iwl_priv *priv)
/* Tell mac80211 our characteristics */
hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+ hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
/* Default value; 4 EDCA QOS priorities */
hw->queues = 4;
/* queues to support 11n aggregation */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index a622fc33590a3517aacb86afc729cb397c19baad..cee3045f1606ebe905a9aa4578189b871093e8e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -7888,6 +7888,11 @@ static int iwl3945_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *e
hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+ hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
/* 4 EDCA QOS priorities */
hw->queues = 4;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 732429d491222a7567a3dc4fc15d96926887c0d5..6ba50f087f7bfe31a2ec2bd7f03b390b932e862e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@ static int __init init_mac80211_hwsim(void)
hw->channel_change_time = 1;
hw->queues = 4;
+ hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP);
hw->ampdu_queues = 1;
memcpy(data->channels, hwsim_channels, sizeof(hwsim_channels));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
index 17e06bbc996a1b5a4eefa5abe142c0099d919733..6da98e6e6a9a61acfcff290301a52a6943442488 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54common.c
@@ -1072,6 +1072,9 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *p54_init_common(size_t priv_data_len)
dev->flags = IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING | /* not sure */
IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC;
+
+ dev->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
+
dev->channel_change_time = 1000; /* TODO: find actual value */
dev->max_signal = 127;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 369b0b2d8643ae8a8d583e4ed806024d8e113b37..2f3bfc60688090e494cb47e52a308e51966597aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,11 @@ int rt2x00lib_probe_dev(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
*/
rt2x00dev->hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct rt2x00_intf);
+ rt2x00dev->hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
/*
* Let the driver probe the device to detect the capabilities.
*/
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
index 060a265053583f867f4b6eae86fcb518932927bc..8a42bfa6d4f0f4b2f1aa7df61c86231307960161 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
@@ -1184,6 +1184,8 @@ static int __devinit rtl8187_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
dev->max_signal = 65;
}
+ dev->wiphy->interface_modes = BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION);
+
if ((id->driver_info == DEVICE_RTL8187) && priv->is_rtl8187b)
printk(KERN_INFO "rtl8187: inconsistency between id with OEM"
" info!\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index 4d7b98b050304684d6b9d09d4b3dbc34209348fb..e019102b2285ec153eaa18f4b0a8387def9ab4f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -937,6 +937,11 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *zd_mac_alloc_hw(struct usb_interface *intf)
hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS |
IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB;
+ hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
hw->max_signal = 100;
hw->queues = 1;
hw->extra_tx_headroom = sizeof(struct zd_ctrlset);
diff --git a/include/linux/nl80211.h b/include/linux/nl80211.h
index 0c1147de3ec792f866bb1152ae50c4fe24de38d7..5e51f4e7600b8e25bed549ce92764be7e089608c 100644
--- a/include/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
* @NL80211_ATTR_HT_CAPABILITY: HT Capability information element (from
* association request when used with NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION)
*
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORTED_IFTYPES: nested attribute containing all
+ * supported interface types, each a flag attribute with the number
+ * of the interface mode.
+ *
* @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
* @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
@@ -259,6 +263,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
NL80211_ATTR_HT_CAPABILITY,
+ NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORTED_IFTYPES,
+
/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
diff --git a/include/net/wireless.h b/include/net/wireless.h
index 9324f8dd183eac07d299269fdf0f836bd6c8f193..1dc8ec3daa2ff6fcf0fad9857d40354d6cccf6f9 100644
--- a/include/net/wireless.h
+++ b/include/net/wireless.h
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ struct wiphy {
/* permanent MAC address */
u8 perm_addr[ETH_ALEN];
+ /* Supported interface modes, OR together BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_...) */
+ u16 interface_modes;
+
/* If multiple wiphys are registered and you're handed e.g.
* a regular netdev with assigned ieee80211_ptr, you won't
* know whether it points to a wiphy your driver has registered
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 638b75f36e23aa8f4462744b1f48afc6e06249dd..396cfb2d0f4646fdd93623131309e9b385f45e44 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1675,6 +1675,13 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
}
}
+ /* if low-level driver supports AP, we also support VLAN */
+ if (local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP))
+ local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes |= BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN);
+
+ /* mac80211 always supports monitor */
+ local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes |= BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR);
+
result = wiphy_register(local->hw.wiphy);
if (result < 0)
return result;
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index f1da0b93bc56d177cae4d350ce470c29c1e4da4c..7e995ac06a0c70cffdd42ce233545da4249da458 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/*
* This is the linux wireless configuration interface.
*
- * Copyright 2006, 2007 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
+ * Copyright 2006-2008 Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
*/
#include <linux/if.h>
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
bool have_band = false;
int i;
+ u16 ifmodes = wiphy->interface_modes;
+
+ /* sanity check ifmodes */
+ WARN_ON(!ifmodes);
+ ifmodes &= ((1 << __NL80211_IFTYPE_AFTER_LAST) - 1) & ~1;
+ if (WARN_ON(ifmodes != wiphy->interface_modes))
+ wiphy->interface_modes = ifmodes;
/* sanity check supported bands/channels */
for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 4d6c02afd6f5474744b27fd151757b6c5bc6125d..77880ba8b619c806195142baf78d603e93d5fcfe 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -113,10 +113,12 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq, int flags,
struct nlattr *nl_bands, *nl_band;
struct nlattr *nl_freqs, *nl_freq;
struct nlattr *nl_rates, *nl_rate;
+ struct nlattr *nl_modes;
enum ieee80211_band band;
struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
int i;
+ u16 ifmodes = dev->wiphy.interface_modes;
hdr = nl80211hdr_put(msg, pid, seq, flags, NL80211_CMD_NEW_WIPHY);
if (!hdr)
@@ -125,6 +127,20 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct sk_buff *msg, u32 pid, u32 seq, int flags,
NLA_PUT_U32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, dev->idx);
NLA_PUT_STRING(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_NAME, wiphy_name(&dev->wiphy));
+ nl_modes = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_SUPPORTED_IFTYPES);
+ if (!nl_modes)
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ i = 0;
+ while (ifmodes) {
+ if (ifmodes & 1)
+ NLA_PUT_FLAG(msg, i);
+ ifmodes >>= 1;
+ i++;
+ }
+
+ nla_nest_end(msg, nl_modes);
+
nl_bands = nla_nest_start(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_BANDS);
if (!nl_bands)
goto nla_put_failure;
@@ -415,7 +431,8 @@ static int nl80211_set_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
ifindex = dev->ifindex;
dev_put(dev);
- if (!drv->ops->change_virtual_intf) {
+ if (!drv->ops->change_virtual_intf ||
+ !(drv->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << type))) {
err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
goto unlock;
}
@@ -462,7 +479,8 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
if (IS_ERR(drv))
return PTR_ERR(drv);
- if (!drv->ops->add_virtual_intf) {
+ if (!drv->ops->add_virtual_intf ||
+ !(drv->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << type))) {
err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
goto unlock;
}