ath9k_htc: Allow AP interface to be created

Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan <Sujith.Manoharan@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 39074fc72d6..51a8c51510e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,14 @@ static int ath9k_htc_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                 return -ENOBUFS;
         }
 
+        if (((vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) ||
+             (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)) &&
+            ((priv->num_ap_vif + priv->num_ibss_vif) >= ATH9K_HTC_MAX_BCN_VIF)) {
+                ath_err(common, "Max. number of beaconing interfaces reached\n");
+                mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+                return -ENOBUFS;
+        }
+
         ath9k_htc_ps_wakeup(priv);
         memset(&hvif, 0, sizeof(struct ath9k_htc_target_vif));
         memcpy(&hvif.myaddr, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -1215,6 +1223,9 @@ static int ath9k_htc_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
         case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
                 hvif.opmode = cpu_to_be32(HTC_M_IBSS);
                 break;
+        case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
+                hvif.opmode = cpu_to_be32(HTC_M_HOSTAP);
+                break;
         default:
                 ath_err(common,
                         "Interface type %d not yet supported\n", vif->type);