netdev - [PATCH v7 1/2] nl80211: multicast_to_unicast can be changed while IFF

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Date:   Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:40:59 +0100
From:   Michael Braun <michael-dev@...i-braun.de>
To:     johannes@...solutions.net
Cc:     Michael Braun <michael-dev@...i-braun.de>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        projekt-wlan@....tu-ilmenau.de
Subject: [PATCH v7 1/2] nl80211: multicast_to_unicast can be changed while IFF_UP

There is no need to prevent toggling multicast_to_unicast while
interface is already up. This change simplifies reconfiguration
from hostapd.

Signed-off-by: Michael Braun <michael-dev@...i-braun.de>
---
 net/wireless/nl80211.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 5349c63..7554400 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -11006,9 +11006,6 @@ static int nl80211_set_multicast_to_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	const struct nlattr *nla;
 	bool enabled;
 
-	if (netif_running(dev))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	if (!rdev->ops->set_multicast_to_unicast)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-- 
2.1.4