3.5.7.30 -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit 3a21f00a5002b14e4aab52aef59d33ed28468a13 upstream.
The latest version of NetworkManager does not recognize the device as wireless
without this change.
Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[ luis: backported to 3.5: adjusted context ]
Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index 1bc8097..d998c2f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ static u8 key_2char2num(u8 hch, u8 lch)
return (hex_to_bin(hch) << 4) | hex_to_bin(lch);
}
+static const struct device_type wlan_type = {
+ .name = "wlan",
+};
+
/*
* drv_init() - a device potentially for us
*
@@ -396,6 +400,7 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
padapter->pusb_intf = pusb_intf;
usb_set_intfdata(pusb_intf, pnetdev);
SET_NETDEV_DEV(pnetdev, &pusb_intf->dev);
+ pnetdev->dev.type = &wlan_type;
/* step 2. */
padapter->dvobj_init = &r8712_usb_dvobj_init;
padapter->dvobj_deinit = &r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit;
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1.8.3.2
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