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Re: [PATCH 8/8] cfg80211: remove WDS code

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On Mon, 2020-11-09 at 13:11 +0200, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Remove all the code that was there to configure WDS interfaces,
> > now that there's no way to reach it anymore.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> [...]
> 
> > @@ -675,10 +673,8 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
> >  		     !(wiphy->nan_supported_bands & BIT(NL80211_BAND_2GHZ)))))
> >  		return -EINVAL;
> >  
> > -#ifndef CONFIG_WIRELESS_WDS
> >  	if (WARN_ON(wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_WDS)))
> >  		return -EINVAL;
> > -#endif
> 
> What about out-of-tree drivers? Should we have (or do we already have?)
> a some kind safe guard if an out of tree driver tries to use WDS?

That's what happens here, no? We warn and return invalid - now
unconditionally, before we allowed it if CONFIG_WIRELESS_WDS was
enabled.

johannes




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