mac80211: brcmfmac: backport changes from 2016-06-29
[openwrt.git] / package / kernel / mac80211 / patches / 351-0021-brcmfmac-use-const-char-for-interface-name-in-brcmf_.patch
1 From: =?UTF-8?q?Rafa=C5=82=20Mi=C5=82ecki?= <zajec5@gmail.com>
2 Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:48:44 +0200
3 Subject: [PATCH] brcmfmac: use const char * for interface name in brcmf_add_if
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8 This function can work just fine with const pointer, it only calls
9 alloc_netdev which take const as well. Moreover it makes this function
10 more flexible as some cfg80211 callback may provide const char * as
11 well, e.g. add_virtual_intf. This will be needed for more advanced
12 interface management.
13
14 Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com>
15 Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
16 ---
17
18 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
19 +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
20 @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ fail:
21  }
22  
23  struct brcmf_if *brcmf_add_if(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, s32 bsscfgidx, s32 ifidx,
24 -                             bool is_p2pdev, char *name, u8 *mac_addr)
25 +                             bool is_p2pdev, const char *name, u8 *mac_addr)
26  {
27         struct brcmf_if *ifp;
28         struct net_device *ndev;
29 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h
30 +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.h
31 @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ char *brcmf_ifname(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
32  struct brcmf_if *brcmf_get_ifp(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, int ifidx);
33  int brcmf_net_attach(struct brcmf_if *ifp, bool rtnl_locked);
34  struct brcmf_if *brcmf_add_if(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, s32 bsscfgidx, s32 ifidx,
35 -                             bool is_p2pdev, char *name, u8 *mac_addr);
36 +                             bool is_p2pdev, const char *name, u8 *mac_addr);
37  void brcmf_remove_interface(struct brcmf_if *ifp, bool rtnl_locked);
38  void brcmf_txflowblock_if(struct brcmf_if *ifp,
39                           enum brcmf_netif_stop_reason reason, bool state);