From: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>

A network interface can change type. It may change from a type which
batman does not support, e.g. hdlc, to one it does, e.g. hdlc-eth.
When an interface changes type, it sends two notifications. Handle
these notifications.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Lunn <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>
---
 compat-include/linux/netdevice.h | 3 +++
 net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c  | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h b/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
index 34e5ac7..10253e0 100644
--- a/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/compat-include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ struct batadv_dev_addr_list {
        int da_gusers;
 };
 
+#define NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE 0x000E
+#define NETDEV_POST_TYPE_CHANGE        0x000F
+
 #endif /* < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 35) */
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 36)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 2d1470f..49e05d2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -714,7 +714,8 @@ static int batadv_hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
        }
 
        hard_iface = batadv_hardif_get_by_netdev(net_dev);
-       if (!hard_iface && event == NETDEV_REGISTER)
+       if (!hard_iface && (event == NETDEV_REGISTER ||
+                           event == NETDEV_POST_TYPE_CHANGE))
                hard_iface = batadv_hardif_add_interface(net_dev);
 
        if (!hard_iface)
@@ -729,6 +730,7 @@ static int batadv_hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
                batadv_hardif_deactivate_interface(hard_iface);
                break;
        case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
+       case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE:
                list_del_rcu(&hard_iface->list);
 
                batadv_hardif_remove_interface(hard_iface);
-- 
2.6.2

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