[PATCH] wifi: cw1200: unwind failed interface additions
From: Jiale Yao
Date: Sun Oct 18 2026 - 21:34:15 EST
cw1200 publishes the vif and changes its mode before cw1200_setup_mac(),
but leaves that state in place if setup fails. mac80211 will not call
remove_interface for the failed addition, so subsequent interface
requests are rejected as busy.
Restore the empty monitor state when MAC setup fails.
Fixes: a910e4a94f69 ("cw1200: add driver for the ST-E CW1100 & CW1200 WLAN chipsets")
Signed-off-by: Jiale Yao <yaojiale02@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/sta.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/sta.c
index 5d8eaa700779..92a729f1e9ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/st/cw1200/sta.c
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ int cw1200_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *dev,
priv->vif = vif;
memcpy(priv->mac_addr, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
ret = cw1200_setup_mac(priv);
+ if (ret) {
+ priv->vif = NULL;
+ priv->mode = NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR;
+ eth_zero_addr(priv->mac_addr);
+ }
/* Enable auto-calibration */
/* Exception in subsequent channel switch; disabled.
* wsm_write_mib(priv, WSM_MIB_ID_SET_AUTO_CALIBRATION_MODE,
--
2.34.1