netdev - [PATCH 1/9 RESENT] staging: r8188eu: Set device type to wlan

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Message-ID: <5261A904.9030908@lwfinger.net>
Date:	Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:32:52 -0500
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/9 RESENT] staging: r8188eu: Set device type to wlan

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

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
---
  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c | 5 +++++
  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c 
b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c
index da9f0d5..17659bb 100644
--- 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_device *pnetdev, const 
char *ifname)
  	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(struct adapter *old_padapter)
  	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");
-- 
1.8.4


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