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

From: Arend van Spriel
Date: Sat Jun 18 2016 - 15:32:51 EST


On 18-06-16 20:18, RafaÅ MiÅecki wrote:
> 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))

ndev can be NULL, ie. for IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE.

Regards,
Arend

> + 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:
>