linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.12 026/116] staging: r8188eu: Set device type to wlan

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Message-Id: <20131127005738.753175872@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:	Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:56:39 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Subject: [PATCH 3.12 026/116] staging: r8188eu: Set device type to wlan

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

------------------

From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>

commit 0d1206be229697f897f00822bc142e66da731417 upstream.

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

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
@@ -707,6 +707,10 @@ int rtw_init_netdev_name(struct net_devi
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct device_type wlan_type = {
+	.name = "wlan",
+};
+
 struct net_device *rtw_init_netdev(struct adapter *old_padapter)
 {
 	struct adapter *padapter;
@@ -722,6 +726,7 @@ struct net_device *rtw_init_netdev(struc
 	if (!pnetdev)
 		return NULL;
 
+	pnetdev->dev.type = &wlan_type;
 	padapter = rtw_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 	padapter->pnetdev = pnetdev;
 	DBG_88E("register rtw_netdev_ops to netdev_ops\n");


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