netdev - [PATCH 8/9] mwifiex: Properly initialize private structure on interface type changes

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Date:   Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:59:08 +0200
From:   Jonas Dreßler <verdre@...d.nl>
To:     Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@...il.com>,
        Ganapathi Bhat <ganapathi017@...il.com>,
        Sharvari Harisangam <sharvari.harisangam@....com>,
        Xinming Hu <huxinming820@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jonas Dreßler <verdre@...d.nl>,
        Tsuchiya Yuto <kitakar@...il.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] mwifiex: Properly initialize private structure on interface type changes

When creating a new virtual interface in mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(), we
update our internal driver states like bss_type, bss_priority, bss_role
and bss_mode to reflect the mode the firmware will be set to.

When switching virtual interface mode using
mwifiex_init_new_priv_params() though, we currently only update bss_mode
and bss_role. In order for the interface mode switch to actually work,
we also need to update bss_type to its proper value, so do that.

This fixes a crash of the firmware (because the driver tries to execute
commands that are invalid in AP mode) when switching from station mode
to AP mode.

Signed-off-by: Jonas Dreßler <verdre@...d.nl>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 64caa5c4350d..0eb31201a82b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -908,16 +908,20 @@ mwifiex_init_new_priv_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	switch (type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-		priv->bss_role =  MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA;
+		priv->bss_role = MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA;
+		priv->bss_type = MWIFIEX_BSS_TYPE_STA;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
-		priv->bss_role =  MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA;
+		priv->bss_role = MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA;
+		priv->bss_type = MWIFIEX_BSS_TYPE_P2P;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
-		priv->bss_role =  MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP;
+		priv->bss_role = MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP;
+		priv->bss_type = MWIFIEX_BSS_TYPE_P2P;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 		priv->bss_role = MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_UAP;
+		priv->bss_type = MWIFIEX_BSS_TYPE_UAP;
 		break;
 	default:
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, ERROR,
-- 
2.31.1