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

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Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 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.

Argh, I'm blind. I read that the whole if block was removed :) Sorry for
the noise.

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