cfg80211: assign device type in netdev notifier callback

Instead of having to modify every non-mac80211 for device type assignment,
do this inside the netdev notifier callback of cfg80211. So all drivers
that integrate with cfg80211 will export a proper device type.

Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index b8295cbd7e8f..f6005adcbf90 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -754,10 +754,6 @@ int ieee80211_if_change_type(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct device_type wiphy_type = {
-        .name   = "wlan",
-};
-
 int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
                      struct net_device **new_dev, enum nl80211_iftype type,
                      struct vif_params *params)
@@ -789,7 +785,6 @@ int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
 
         memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, local->hw.wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
         SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, wiphy_dev(local->hw.wiphy));
-        SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(ndev, &wiphy_type);
 
         /* don't use IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF because it checks too much */
         sdata = netdev_priv(ndev);