mac80211: add explicit AP/GO driver operations
Depending on the driver, a lot of setup may be
necessary to start operating as an AP, some of
which may fail. Add an explicit AP start driver
method to make such failures easier to handle,
and add an AP stop driver method for symmetry.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index ea8a674..dd0e6f2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1467,9 +1467,13 @@
case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
changed |= BSS_CHANGED_SSID;
- if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
+ if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
changed |= BSS_CHANGED_AP_PROBE_RESP;
+ if (rcu_access_pointer(sdata->u.ap.beacon))
+ drv_start_ap(local, sdata);
+ }
+
/* fall through */
case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BEACON |