[PATCH 3.11 105/233] staging: r8712u: Set device type to wlan

[Luis Henriques]

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

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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit 3a21f00a5002b14e4aab52aef59d33ed28468a13 upstream.

The latest version of NetworkManager does not recognize the device as wireless
without this change.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[ luis: backported to 3.11: adjusted context ]
Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index c812d6c7..e3a005d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ static u8 key_2char2num(u8 hch, u8 lch)
 	return (hex_to_bin(hch) << 4) | hex_to_bin(lch);
 }
 
+static const struct device_type wlan_type = {
+	.name = "wlan",
+};
+
 /*
  * drv_init() - a device potentially for us
  *
@@ -393,6 +397,7 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
 	padapter->pusb_intf = pusb_intf;
 	usb_set_intfdata(pusb_intf, pnetdev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(pnetdev, &pusb_intf->dev);
+	pnetdev->dev.type = &wlan_type;
 	/* step 2. */
 	padapter->dvobj_init = &r8712_usb_dvobj_init;
 	padapter->dvobj_deinit = &r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit;
-- 
1.8.3.2

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