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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/usb/hso.c5
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio.c5
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c5
-rw-r--r--include/linux/netdevice.h6
-rw-r--r--net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c5
-rw-r--r--net/bridge/br_if.c6
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/iface.c5
7 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index 3f9c92a..fa4e581 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -2535,6 +2535,10 @@ static void hso_create_rfkill(struct hso_device *hso_dev,
}
}
+static struct device_type hso_type = {
+ .name = "wwan",
+};
+
/* Creates our network device */
static struct hso_device *hso_create_net_device(struct usb_interface *interface,
int port_spec)
@@ -2575,6 +2579,7 @@ static struct hso_device *hso_create_net_device(struct usb_interface *interface,
goto exit;
}
SET_NETDEV_DEV(net, &interface->dev);
+ SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(net, &hso_type);
/* registering our net device */
result = register_netdev(net);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio.c
index ea7b290..2981e21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/sdio.c
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ error:
}
+static struct device_type i2400ms_type = {
+ .name = "wimax",
+};
+
/*
* Probe a i2400m interface and register it
*
@@ -412,6 +416,7 @@ int i2400ms_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
goto error_alloc_netdev;
}
SET_NETDEV_DEV(net_dev, dev);
+ SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(net_dev, &i2400ms_type);
i2400m = net_dev_to_i2400m(net_dev);
i2400ms = container_of(i2400m, struct i2400ms, i2400m);
i2400m->wimax_dev.net_dev = net_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c
index cfdaf69..7eadd11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/usb.c
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ error:
}
+static struct device_type i2400mu_type = {
+ .name = "wimax",
+};
+
/*
* Probe a i2400m interface and register it
*
@@ -388,6 +392,7 @@ int i2400mu_probe(struct usb_interface *iface,
goto error_alloc_netdev;
}
SET_NETDEV_DEV(net_dev, dev);
+ SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(net_dev, &i2400mu_type);
i2400m = net_dev_to_i2400m(net_dev);
i2400mu = container_of(i2400m, struct i2400mu, i2400m);
i2400m->wimax_dev.net_dev = net_dev;
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index a44118b..65ee192 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -998,6 +998,12 @@ static inline void *netdev_priv(const struct net_device *dev)
*/
#define SET_NETDEV_DEV(net, pdev) ((net)->dev.parent = (pdev))
+/* Set the sysfs device type for the network logical device to allow
+ * fin grained indentification of different network device types. For
+ * example Ethernet, Wirelss LAN, Bluetooth, WiMAX etc.
+ */
+#define SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(net, devtype) ((net)->dev.type = (devtype))
+
/**
* netif_napi_add - initialize a napi context
* @dev: network device
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
index 52a6ce0..cafe9f5 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c
@@ -533,6 +533,10 @@ static struct device *bnep_get_device(struct bnep_session *session)
return conn ? &conn->dev : NULL;
}
+static struct device_type bnep_type = {
+ .name = "bluetooth",
+};
+
int bnep_add_connection(struct bnep_connadd_req *req, struct socket *sock)
{
struct net_device *dev;
@@ -586,6 +590,7 @@ int bnep_add_connection(struct bnep_connadd_req *req, struct socket *sock)
#endif
SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, bnep_get_device(s));
+ SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &bnep_type);
err = register_netdev(dev);
if (err) {
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index e486f1f..142ebac 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ static struct net_bridge_port *new_nbp(struct net_bridge *br,
return p;
}
+static struct device_type br_type = {
+ .name = "bridge",
+};
+
int br_add_bridge(struct net *net, const char *name)
{
struct net_device *dev;
@@ -280,6 +284,8 @@ int br_add_bridge(struct net *net, const char *name)
goto out_free;
}
+ SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &br_type);
+
ret = register_netdevice(dev);
if (ret)
goto out_free;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index f6005ad..b8295cb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -754,6 +754,10 @@ int ieee80211_if_change_type(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
return 0;
}
+static struct device_type wiphy_type = {
+ .name = "wlan",
+};
+
int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
struct net_device **new_dev, enum nl80211_iftype type,
struct vif_params *params)
@@ -785,6 +789,7 @@ int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, local->hw.wiphy->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, wiphy_dev(local->hw.wiphy));
+ SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(ndev, &wiphy_type);
/* don't use IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF because it checks too much */
sdata = netdev_priv(ndev);
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