[PATCH RFC 2/2] brcmfmac: support removing AP interfaces with "interface_remove"

From: RafaÅ MiÅecki
Date: Sat Jun 18 2016 - 14:19:29 EST


New firmwares (e.g. 10.10.69.36 for BCM4366) support "interface_remove"
for removing interfaces. Try to use this method on cfg80211 request. In
case of older firmwares (e.g. 7.35.177.56 for BCM43602 as I tested) this
will just result in firmware rejecting command and this won't change any
behavior.

Signed-off-by: RafaÅ MiÅecki <zajec5@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index 502b0a0..aff76c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -785,12 +785,46 @@ s32 brcmf_notify_escan_complete(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg,
return err;
}

+static int brcmf_cfg80211_del_ap_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
+ struct wireless_dev *wdev)
+{
+ struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
+ struct net_device *ndev = wdev->netdev;
+ struct brcmf_if *ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+ int ret;
+ int err;
+
+ brcmf_cfg80211_arm_vif_event(cfg, ifp->vif);
+
+ err = brcmf_fil_bsscfg_data_set(ifp, "interface_remove", NULL, 0);
+ if (err) {
+ brcmf_err("interface_remove failed %d\n", err);
+ goto err_unarm;
+ }
+
+ /* wait for firmware event */
+ ret = brcmf_cfg80211_wait_vif_event(cfg, BRCMF_E_IF_DEL,
+ BRCMF_VIF_EVENT_TIMEOUT);
+ if (!ret) {
+ brcmf_err("timeout occurred\n");
+ err = -EIO;
+ goto err_unarm;
+ }
+
+err_unarm:
+ brcmf_cfg80211_arm_vif_event(cfg, NULL);
+ return err;
+}
+
static
int brcmf_cfg80211_del_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
{
struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
struct net_device *ndev = wdev->netdev;

+ if (ndev == cfg_to_ndev(cfg))
+ return -ENOTSUPP;
+
/* vif event pending in firmware */
if (brcmf_cfg80211_vif_event_armed(cfg))
return -EBUSY;
@@ -807,12 +841,13 @@ int brcmf_cfg80211_del_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
switch (wdev->iftype) {
case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
- case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
case NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS:
case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+ return brcmf_cfg80211_del_ap_iface(wiphy, wdev);
case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE:
--
1.8.4.5