--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
-@@ -1483,14 +1483,6 @@ static int ath9k_add_interface(struct ie
+@@ -1473,15 +1473,6 @@ static int ath9k_add_interface(struct ie
}
}
-- if ((vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) &&
-- sc->nvifs > 0) {
+- if ((ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) ||
+- ((vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) &&
+- sc->nvifs > 0)) {
- ath_err(common, "Cannot create ADHOC interface when other"
- " interfaces already exist.\n");
- ret = -EINVAL;
ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_CONFIG,
"Attach a VIF of type: %d\n", vif->type);
+@@ -1507,15 +1498,6 @@ static int ath9k_change_interface(struct
+ mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
+ ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
+
+- /* See if new interface type is valid. */
+- if ((new_type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) &&
+- (sc->nvifs > 1)) {
+- ath_err(common, "When using ADHOC, it must be the only"
+- " interface.\n");
+- ret = -EINVAL;
+- goto out;
+- }
+-
+ if (ath9k_uses_beacons(new_type) &&
+ !ath9k_uses_beacons(vif->type)) {
+ if (sc->nbcnvifs >= ATH_BCBUF) {