4 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index e01cea3b9043..49401238ac39 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 static struct wireless_dev *ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 						const char *name,
+						unsigned char name_assign_type,
 						enum nl80211_iftype type,
 						u32 *flags,
 						struct vif_params *params)
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ static struct wireless_dev *ieee80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	int err;
 
-	err = ieee80211_if_add(local, name, &wdev, type, params);
+	err = ieee80211_if_add(local, name, name_assign_type, &wdev, type, params);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index ebc8135e0aaa..3e3cfe8da4ef 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1578,6 +1578,7 @@ int ieee80211_channel_switch(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 int ieee80211_iface_init(void);
 void ieee80211_iface_exit(void);
 int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
+		     unsigned char name_assign_type,
 		     struct wireless_dev **new_wdev, enum nl80211_iftype type,
 		     struct vif_params *params);
 int ieee80211_if_change_type(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 9689d3b1133b..a0cd97fd0c49 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1648,6 +1648,7 @@ static void ieee80211_assign_perm_addr(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 }
 
 int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
+		     unsigned char name_assign_type,
 		     struct wireless_dev **new_wdev, enum nl80211_iftype type,
 		     struct vif_params *params)
 {
@@ -1676,7 +1677,7 @@ int ieee80211_if_add(struct ieee80211_local *local, const char *name,
 			txqs = IEEE80211_NUM_ACS;
 
 		ndev = alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof(*sdata) + local->hw.vif_data_size,
-					name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+					name, name_assign_type,
 					ieee80211_if_setup, txqs, 1);
 		if (!ndev)
 			return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 2f51e6d1f2b3..4977967c8b00 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	/* add one default STA interface if supported */
 	if (local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) &&
 	    !(hw->flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_AUTO_VIF)) {
-		result = ieee80211_if_add(local, "wlan%d", NULL,
+		result = ieee80211_if_add(local, "wlan%d", NET_NAME_ENUM, NULL,
 					  NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION, NULL);
 		if (result)
 			wiphy_warn(local->hw.wiphy,