[ 29/37] cfg80211: check iface combinations only when iface is running

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

3.4-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@xxxxxxxxx>

commit f8cdddb8d61d16a156229f0910f7ecfc7a82c003 upstream.

Don't validate interface combinations on a stopped
interface. Otherwise we might end up being able to
create a new interface with a certain type, but
won't be able to change an existing interface
into that type.

This also skips some other functions when
interface is stopped and changing interface type.

Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
[Fixes regression introduced by cherry pick of 463454b5dbd8]
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
 net/wireless/util.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg8021
 	     ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	if (ntype != otype) {
+	if (ntype != otype && netif_running(dev)) {
 		err = cfg80211_can_change_interface(rdev, dev->ieee80211_ptr,
 						    ntype);
 		if (err)


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