1 files changed, 79 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/legacy-wireless-ioctls-4.9+.patch b/legacy-wireless-ioctls-4.9+.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..715325283ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy-wireless-ioctls-4.9+.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+fix: ioctl[RTL_IOCTL_HOSTAPD]: Operation not supported
+from: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu/issues/257
+author: Ablinne
+url: https://pastebin.com/2nmLS4d6
+
+--- src_orig/archlinux-linux/net/wireless/wext-core.c	2018-12-07 15:55:27.385876108 +0100
++++ src/archlinux-linux/net/wireless/wext-core.c	2018-12-07 13:40:56.138049613 +0100
+@@ -912,12 +912,13 @@
+  * Main IOCTl dispatcher.
+  * Check the type of IOCTL and call the appropriate wrapper...
+  */
+-static int wireless_process_ioctl(struct net *net, struct iwreq *iwr,
++static int wireless_process_ioctl(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr,
+ 				  unsigned int cmd,
+ 				  struct iw_request_info *info,
+ 				  wext_ioctl_func standard,
+ 				  wext_ioctl_func private)
+ {
++	struct iwreq *iwr = (struct iwreq *) ifr;
+ 	struct net_device *dev;
+ 	iw_handler	handler;
+ 
+@@ -925,7 +926,7 @@
+ 	 * The copy_to/from_user() of ifr is also dealt with in there */
+ 
+ 	/* Make sure the device exist */
+-	if ((dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, iwr->ifr_name)) == NULL)
++	if ((dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, ifr->ifr_name)) == NULL)
+ 		return -ENODEV;
+ 
+ 	/* A bunch of special cases, then the generic case...
+@@ -954,6 +955,9 @@
+ 		else if (private)
+ 			return private(dev, iwr, cmd, info, handler);
+ 	}
++	/* Old driver API : call driver ioctl handler */
++	if (dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl)
++		return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_do_ioctl(dev, ifr, cmd);
+ 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -971,7 +975,7 @@
+ }
+ 
+ /* entry point from dev ioctl */
+-static int wext_ioctl_dispatch(struct net *net, struct iwreq *iwr,
++static int wext_ioctl_dispatch(struct net *net, struct ifreq *ifr,
+ 			       unsigned int cmd, struct iw_request_info *info,
+ 			       wext_ioctl_func standard,
+ 			       wext_ioctl_func private)
+@@ -981,9 +985,9 @@
+ 	if (ret)
+ 		return ret;
+ 
+-	dev_load(net, iwr->ifr_name);
++	dev_load(net, ifr->ifr_name);
+ 	rtnl_lock();
+-	ret = wireless_process_ioctl(net, iwr, cmd, info, standard, private);
++	ret = wireless_process_ioctl(net, ifr, cmd, info, standard, private);
+ 	rtnl_unlock();
+ 
+ 	return ret;
+@@ -1044,7 +1048,7 @@
+ 
+ 	iwr.ifr_name[sizeof(iwr.ifr_name) - 1] = 0;
+ 
+-	ret = wext_ioctl_dispatch(net, &iwr, cmd, &info,
++	ret = wext_ioctl_dispatch(net, (struct ifreq *) &iwr, cmd, &info,
+ 				  ioctl_standard_call,
+ 				  ioctl_private_call);
+ 	if (ret >= 0 &&
+@@ -1106,7 +1110,7 @@
+ 	info.cmd = cmd;
+ 	info.flags = IW_REQUEST_FLAG_COMPAT;
+ 
+-	ret = wext_ioctl_dispatch(net, &iwr, cmd, &info,
++	ret = wext_ioctl_dispatch(net, (struct ifreq *) &iwr, cmd, &info,
+ 				  compat_standard_call,
+ 				  compat_private_call);