linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.4 17/37] staging: r8712u: Set device type to wlan

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Date:	Tue,  4 Feb 2014 13:00:53 -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 3.4 17/37] staging: r8712u: Set device type to wlan

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

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

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

commit 3a21f00a5002b14e4aab52aef59d33ed28468a13 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/rtl8712/usb_intf.c |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ static u8 key_2char2num(u8 hch, u8 lch)
 	return (hex_to_bin(hch) << 4) | hex_to_bin(lch);
 }
 
+static const struct device_type wlan_type = {
+	.name = "wlan",
+};
+
 /*
  * drv_init() - a device potentially for us
  *
@@ -396,6 +400,7 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_in
 	padapter->pusb_intf = pusb_intf;
 	usb_set_intfdata(pusb_intf, pnetdev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(pnetdev, &pusb_intf->dev);
+	pnetdev->dev.type = &wlan_type;
 	/* step 2. */
 	padapter->dvobj_init = &r8712_usb_dvobj_init;
 	padapter->dvobj_deinit = &r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit;


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