nl80211: Stop driver init sooner if the interface does not exist

diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 0258d35..a385224 100644 (file)
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -1927,7 +1927,8 @@ wpa_driver_nl80211_finish_drv_init(struct wpa_driver_nl80211_data *drv)
                               1, IF_OPER_DORMANT);
 #endif /* HOSTAPD */
 
-       linux_get_ifhwaddr(drv->ioctl_sock, bss->ifname, drv->addr);
+       if (linux_get_ifhwaddr(drv->ioctl_sock, bss->ifname, drv->addr))
+               return -1;
 
        if (nl80211_register_action_frames(drv) < 0) {
                wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Failed to register Action "