[PATCH] cfg80211: fix combination check for ADHOC

[Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Liang Li <liang.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

As part of commit 463454b5dbd8 ("cfg80211: fix interface
combinations check"), this extra check was introduced:

       if ((all_iftypes & used_iftypes) != used_iftypes)
               goto cont;

However, most wireless NIC drivers did not advertise ADHOC in
wiphy.iface_combinations[i].limits[] hence we'll get -EBUSY when
we bring up a ADHOC wlan by commands similar to:

 # iwconfig wlan0 mode ad-hoc && ifconfig wlan0 up

In commit 8e8b41f9d8c8e ("cfg80211: enforce lack of interface
combinations"), the change below happens to fix the issue:

       if (total == 1)
               return 0;

But it also introduces other dependencies, at least for stable.
For example, a full cherry pick of 8e8b41f9d8c8e would introduce
additional regressions unless we also start cherry picking driver
specific fixes like the following:

9b4760e  ath5k: add possible wiphy interface combinations
1ae2fc2  mac80211_hwsim: advertise interface combinations
20c8e8d  ath9k: add possible wiphy interface combinations

It seems like we should add an exception for NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC, since
it is a kind of 'basic' mode, being supported by almost all wifi cards
but currently most drivers don't advertise it at all.  So making the
NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC a part of all_iftypes seems reasonable.

Doing so also gives stable kernels a way to fix the change introduced
by 463454b5dbd8, without having to make cherry picks specific to
various NIC drivers.

Signed-off-by: Liang Li <liang.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 net/wireless/util.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 26f8cd3..4a4749c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -1129,6 +1129,8 @@ int cfg80211_can_use_iftype_chan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 			}
 		}
 
+		all_iftypes |= BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
 		/*
 		 * Finally check that all iftypes that we're currently
 		 * using are actually part of this combination. If they
-- 
1.7.11.1

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