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| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net/wireless/core.c | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net/wireless/nl80211.c | 8 |
3 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h index cbf1e22..b484307 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ #include <linux/types.h> +#define NL80211_GENL_NAME "nl80211" + /** * DOC: Station handling * diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c index 84c9ad7..68f0c96 100644 --- a/net/wireless/core.c +++ b/net/wireless/core.c @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Johannes Berg"); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); MODULE_DESCRIPTION("wireless configuration support"); +MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(NL80211_GENL_NAME); /* RCU-protected (and cfg80211_mutex for writers) */ LIST_HEAD(cfg80211_rdev_list); diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c index f687a8d..9cdcd9e 100644 --- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c +++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c @@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ static void nl80211_post_doit(struct genl_ops *ops, struct sk_buff *skb, /* the netlink family */ static struct genl_family nl80211_fam = { - .id = GENL_ID_GENERATE, /* don't bother with a hardcoded ID */ - .name = "nl80211", /* have users key off the name instead */ - .hdrsize = 0, /* no private header */ - .version = 1, /* no particular meaning now */ + .id = GENL_ID_GENERATE, /* don't bother with a hardcoded ID */ + .name = NL80211_GENL_NAME, /* have users key off the name instead */ + .hdrsize = 0, /* no private header */ + .version = 1, /* no particular meaning now */ .maxattr = NL80211_ATTR_MAX, .netnsok = true, .pre_doit = nl80211_pre_doit, |