The patch below does not apply to the 5.4-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
thanks,
greg k-h
------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
>From 689a0a9f505f7bffdefe6f17fddb41c8ab6344f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 22:15:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] cfg80211: correct bridge/4addr mode check
Without the patch we fail:
$ sudo brctl addbr br0
$ sudo brctl addif br0 wlp1s0
$ sudo iw wlp1s0 set 4addr on
command failed: Device or resource busy (-16)
Last command failed but iface was already in 4addr mode.
Fixes: ad4bb6f8883a ("cfg80211: disallow bridging managed/adhoc interfaces")
Signed-off-by: Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211024201546.614379-1-janusz.dziedzic@xxxxxxxxx
[add fixes tag, fix indentation, edit commit log]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 18dba3d7c638..a1a99a574984 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -1028,14 +1028,14 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
!(rdev->wiphy.interface_modes & (1 << ntype)))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
- /* if it's part of a bridge, reject changing type to station/ibss */
- if (netif_is_bridge_port(dev) &&
- (ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
- ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
- ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT))
- return -EBUSY;
-
if (ntype != otype) {
+ /* if it's part of a bridge, reject changing type to station/ibss */
+ if (netif_is_bridge_port(dev) &&
+ (ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
+ ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
+ ntype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT))
+ return -EBUSY;
+
dev->ieee80211_ptr->use_4addr = false;
dev->ieee80211_ptr->mesh_id_up_len = 0;
wdev_lock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
