From: Ajay Singh <ajay.kathat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Monitor(mon.) interface is used for handling the AP mode and 'ieee80211_ptr' reference is not getting set for it. Like earlier implementation, use register_netdevice() instead of cfg80211_register_netdevice() which expects valid 'ieee80211_ptr' reference to avoid the possible crash. Fixes: 2fe8ef106238 ("cfg80211: change netdev registration/unregistration semantics") Signed-off-by: Ajay Singh <ajay.kathat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c index 6bd63934c2d8..b5a1b65c087c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ struct net_device *wilc_wfi_init_mon_interface(struct wilc *wl, wl->monitor_dev->netdev_ops = &wilc_wfi_netdev_ops; wl->monitor_dev->needs_free_netdev = true; - if (cfg80211_register_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev)) { + if (register_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev)) { netdev_err(real_dev, "register_netdevice failed\n"); free_netdev(wl->monitor_dev); return NULL; @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void wilc_wfi_deinit_mon_interface(struct wilc *wl, bool rtnl_locked) return; if (rtnl_locked) - cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev); + unregister_netdevice(wl->monitor_dev); else unregister_netdev(wl->monitor_dev); wl->monitor_dev = NULL; -- 2.25.1