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-rw-r--r--net/wireless/nl80211.c7
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 0b90cab5da2f..cc2e5d6163de 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -1368,6 +1368,7 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
{
struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = info->user_ptr[0];
struct vif_params params;
+ struct net_device *dev;
int err;
enum nl80211_iftype type = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
u32 flags;
@@ -1403,11 +1404,13 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
err = parse_monitor_flags(type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR ?
info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MNTR_FLAGS] : NULL,
&flags);
- err = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy,
+ dev = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy,
nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME]),
type, err ? NULL : &flags, &params);
+ if (IS_ERR(dev))
+ return PTR_ERR(dev);
- return err;
+ return 0;
}
static int nl80211_del_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)