Add a NL_ERR_MSG in case of creating a radio by a netlink message to give clear output to the creating process instead of creating only a debug message in kernel log. The same function is used for the creation while module load, so keep the old message, although it should never be thrown while load, because the module controls all mac addresses. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Beichler <benjamin.beichler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c index e9c92f70b97d..8baf61dea961 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c @@ -2796,8 +2796,13 @@ static int mac80211_hwsim_new_radio(struct genl_info *info, err = rhashtable_insert_fast(&hwsim_radios_rht, &data->rht, hwsim_rht_params); if (err < 0) { - pr_debug("mac80211_hwsim: radio index %d already present\n", - idx); + if(!info) + pr_debug("mac80211_hwsim: radio index %d already present\n", + idx); + else + GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info,"perm addr already present"); + NL_SET_BAD_ATTR(info->extack, + info->attrs[HWSIM_ATTR_PERM_ADDR]); spin_unlock_bh(&hwsim_radio_lock); goto failed_final_insert; } -- 2.15.1