cfg80211: assign device type in netdev notifier callback

Instead of having to modify every non-mac80211 for device type assignment,
do this inside the netdev notifier callback of cfg80211. So all drivers
that integrate with cfg80211 will export a proper device type.

Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>

Author: holtmann

net/mac80211/iface.c

@@ -754,10 +754,6 @@ int ieee80211_if_change_type(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct device_type wiphy_type = {
-	.name	= "wlan",
-};
-
 int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
 		     struct net_device **new_dev, enum nl80211_iftype type,
 		     struct vif_params *params)
@@ -789,7 +785,6 @@ int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
 
 	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, local->hw.wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, wiphy_dev(local->hw.wiphy));
-	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(ndev, &wiphy_type);
 
 	/* don't use IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF because it checks too much */
 	sdata = netdev_priv(ndev);

net/wireless/core.c

@@ -625,6 +625,10 @@ static void wdev_cleanup_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	dev_put(wdev->netdev);
 }
 
+static struct device_type wiphy_type = {
+	.name	= "wlan",
+};
+
 static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block * nb,
 					 unsigned long state,
 					 void *ndev)
@@ -641,6 +645,9 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block * nb,
 	WARN_ON(wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED);
 
 	switch (state) {
+	case NETDEV_POST_INIT:
+		SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &wiphy_type);
+		break;
 	case NETDEV_REGISTER:
 		/*
 		 * NB: cannot take rdev->mtx here because this may be