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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/wireless.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/wireless.h | 9 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/wireless.h b/include/net/wireless.h index d815aa8b4534..1f4707d18adb 100644 --- a/include/net/wireless.h +++ b/include/net/wireless.h @@ -401,8 +401,15 @@ ieee80211_get_response_rate(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband, * domain should be in or by providing a completely build regulatory domain. * If the driver provides an ISO/IEC 3166 alpha2 userspace will be queried * for a regulatory domain structure for the respective country. + * + * The wiphy must have been registered to cfg80211 prior to this call. + * For cfg80211 drivers this means you must first use wiphy_register(), + * for mac80211 drivers you must first use ieee80211_register_hw(). + * + * Drivers should check the return value, its possible you can get + * an -ENOMEM. */ -extern void regulatory_hint(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *alpha2); +extern int regulatory_hint(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *alpha2); /** * regulatory_hint_11d - hints a country IE as a regulatory domain |