2 files changed, 5 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 7693ebc77596..581438255d7e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -19,33 +19,6 @@
 #include "rate.h"
 #include "mesh.h"
 
-static bool nl80211_type_check(enum nl80211_iftype type)
-{
-        switch (type) {
-        case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-        case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
-        case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
-        case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
-#endif
-        case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
-        case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN:
-        case NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS:
-                return true;
-        default:
-                return false;
-        }
-}
-
-static bool nl80211_params_check(enum nl80211_iftype type,
-                                 struct vif_params *params)
-{
-        if (!nl80211_type_check(type))
-                return false;
-
-        return true;
-}
-
 static int ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
                                enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
                                struct vif_params *params)
@@ -55,9 +28,6 @@ static int ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy, char *name,
         struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
         int err;
 
-        if (!nl80211_params_check(type, params))
-                return -EINVAL;
-
         err = ieee80211_if_add(local, name, &dev, type, params);
         if (err || type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR || !flags)
                 return err;
@@ -85,9 +55,6 @@ static int ieee80211_change_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
         if (ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
                 return -EBUSY;
 
-        if (!nl80211_params_check(type, params))
-                return -EINVAL;
-
         ret = ieee80211_if_change_type(sdata, type);
         if (ret)
                 return ret;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 28415de5f476..80db5ea02052 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -622,6 +622,11 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
         /* mac80211 always supports monitor */
         local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes |= BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR);
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
+        /* mesh depends on Kconfig, but drivers should set it if they want */
+        local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes &= ~BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT);
+#endif
+
         if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM)
                 local->hw.wiphy->signal_type = CFG80211_SIGNAL_TYPE_MBM;
         else if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC)