diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index ff7ba5c195c666d1a685ec789f6a6ca04d2e62cc..d740f14f3539e6ecd13af404485f518eb688bd55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -1496,6 +1496,7 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 static struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_cfg80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 						      const char *name,
+						      unsigned char name_assign_type,
 						      enum nl80211_iftype type,
 						      u32 *flags,
 						      struct vif_params *params)
@@ -1514,7 +1515,7 @@ static struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_cfg80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	wdev = ath6kl_interface_add(ar, name, type, if_idx, nw_type);
+	wdev = ath6kl_interface_add(ar, name, name_assign_type, type, if_idx, nw_type);
 	if (!wdev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
@@ -3634,13 +3635,14 @@ void ath6kl_cfg80211_vif_cleanup(struct ath6kl_vif *vif)
 }
 
 struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_interface_add(struct ath6kl *ar, const char *name,
+					  unsigned char name_assign_type,
 					  enum nl80211_iftype type,
 					  u8 fw_vif_idx, u8 nw_type)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev;
 	struct ath6kl_vif *vif;
 
-	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*vif), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
+	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*vif), name, name_assign_type, ether_setup);
 	if (!ndev)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
index b59becd91aeaf9474728902a13db8bb899a0dc2a..5aa57a7639bfe3fd76e3ca888f78d7ec96036c80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum ath6kl_cfg_suspend_mode {
 };
 
 struct wireless_dev *ath6kl_interface_add(struct ath6kl *ar, const char *name,
+					  unsigned char name_assign_type,
 					  enum nl80211_iftype type,
 					  u8 fw_vif_idx, u8 nw_type);
 void ath6kl_cfg80211_ch_switch_notify(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, int freq,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c
index 0df74b245af4c0180ea9219c8765453241aea9f0..4ec02cea0f430830a7f063c0baff3b5baeed9fef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ int ath6kl_core_init(struct ath6kl *ar, enum ath6kl_htc_type htc_type)
 	rtnl_lock();
 
 	/* Add an initial station interface */
-	wdev = ath6kl_interface_add(ar, "wlan%d", NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION, 0,
-				    INFRA_NETWORK);
+	wdev = ath6kl_interface_add(ar, "wlan%d", NET_NAME_ENUM,
+				    NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION, 0, INFRA_NETWORK);
 
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index b59b8c6c42abeb1e17834b1dcd9af4a51b354b4e..bcbccba4cdbf8fbc7e2ea409ab6351ea55ed3a3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ static bool brcmf_is_ibssmode(struct brcmf_cfg80211_vif *vif)
 
 static struct wireless_dev *brcmf_cfg80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 						     const char *name,
+						     unsigned char name_assign_type,
 						     enum nl80211_iftype type,
 						     u32 *flags,
 						     struct vif_params *params)
@@ -648,7 +649,7 @@ static struct wireless_dev *brcmf_cfg80211_add_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE:
-		wdev = brcmf_p2p_add_vif(wiphy, name, type, flags, params);
+		wdev = brcmf_p2p_add_vif(wiphy, name, name_assign_type, type, flags, params);
 		if (!IS_ERR(wdev))
 			brcmf_cfg80211_update_proto_addr_mode(wdev);
 		return wdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/p2p.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/p2p.c
index effb48ebd86450c41d7a3a4d46b85df4f049b946..b44ea85dd9dbdcd8afed2e84f4930ffc5fe88266 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/p2p.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/p2p.c
@@ -2246,11 +2246,13 @@ static void brcmf_p2p_delete_p2pdev(struct brcmf_p2p_info *p2p,
  *
  * @wiphy: wiphy device of new interface.
  * @name: name of the new interface.
+ * @name_assign_type: origin of the interface name
  * @type: nl80211 interface type.
  * @flags: not used.
  * @params: contains mac address for P2P device.
  */
 struct wireless_dev *brcmf_p2p_add_vif(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *name,
+				       unsigned char name_assign_type,
 				       enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
 				       struct vif_params *params)
 {
@@ -2310,6 +2312,7 @@ struct wireless_dev *brcmf_p2p_add_vif(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	strncpy(ifp->ndev->name, name, sizeof(ifp->ndev->name) - 1);
+	ifp->ndev->name_assign_type = name_assign_type;
 	err = brcmf_net_attach(ifp, true);
 	if (err) {
 		brcmf_err("Registering netdevice failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/p2p.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/p2p.h
index 6821b26224bea5f8abed9a2596619f778a3dd01b..872f382d9e49b7531e05884d6f6b69e8fc760af0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/p2p.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/p2p.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ struct brcmf_p2p_info {
 s32 brcmf_p2p_attach(struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg);
 void brcmf_p2p_detach(struct brcmf_p2p_info *p2p);
 struct wireless_dev *brcmf_p2p_add_vif(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *name,
+				       unsigned char name_assign_type,
 				       enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
 				       struct vif_params *params);
 int brcmf_p2p_del_vif(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index a47eb55bb6da3935fbb954e9931a5eac0f177486..2d489bfaea084e229a9b7fbac77b41761449e0b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -2399,10 +2399,11 @@ mwifiex_setup_ht_caps(struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_info,
 
 #define MWIFIEX_MAX_WQ_LEN  30
 /*
- *  create a new virtual interface with the given name
+ *  create a new virtual interface with the given name and name assign type
  */
 struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					      const char *name,
+					      unsigned char name_assign_type,
 					      enum nl80211_iftype type,
 					      u32 *flags,
 					      struct vif_params *params)
@@ -2523,7 +2524,7 @@ struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	}
 
 	dev = alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof(struct mwifiex_private *), name,
-			       NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup,
+			       name_assign_type, ether_setup,
 			       IEEE80211_NUM_ACS, 1);
 	if (!dev) {
 		wiphy_err(wiphy, "no memory available for netdevice\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
index 7e74b4fccddd56e67eb8b28453553e4083eec895..6f55e84fcab185ca6008935e081f29a915dc0dda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static void mwifiex_fw_dpc(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	/* Create station interface by default */
-	wdev = mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(adapter->wiphy, "mlan%d",
+	wdev = mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(adapter->wiphy, "mlan%d", NET_NAME_ENUM,
 					NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION, NULL, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(wdev)) {
 		dev_err(adapter->dev, "cannot create default STA interface\n");
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static void mwifiex_fw_dpc(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 	}
 
 	if (driver_mode & MWIFIEX_DRIVER_MODE_UAP) {
-		wdev = mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(adapter->wiphy, "uap%d",
+		wdev = mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(adapter->wiphy, "uap%d", NET_NAME_ENUM,
 						NL80211_IFTYPE_AP, NULL, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(wdev)) {
 			dev_err(adapter->dev, "cannot create AP interface\n");
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static void mwifiex_fw_dpc(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
 	}
 
 	if (driver_mode & MWIFIEX_DRIVER_MODE_P2P) {
-		wdev = mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(adapter->wiphy, "p2p%d",
+		wdev = mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(adapter->wiphy, "p2p%d", NET_NAME_ENUM,
 						NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT, NULL,
 						NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(wdev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index f0a6af179af03ba2ba2497c6a296f5f450b18463..3f0625f222658bae7b4204932edbd3de9cfbde66 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -1318,6 +1318,7 @@ u8 mwifiex_chan_type_to_sec_chan_offset(enum nl80211_channel_type chan_type);
 
 struct wireless_dev *mwifiex_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					      const char *name,
+					      unsigned char name_assign_type,
 					      enum nl80211_iftype type,
 					      u32 *flags,
 					      struct vif_params *params);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index 537bd8214efe1deaa0ada916c80e3c13b6603437..a6116fdc8678ec418bc6aa0fe952bb3ee1603efd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -2580,6 +2580,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops rtw_cfg80211_monitor_if_ops = {
 };
 
 static int rtw_cfg80211_add_monitor_if(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, char *name,
+				       unsigned char name_assign_type,
 				       struct net_device **ndev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2612,6 +2613,7 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_add_monitor_if(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, char *name,
 	mon_ndev->type = ARPHRD_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP;
 	strncpy(mon_ndev->name, name, IFNAMSIZ);
 	mon_ndev->name[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = 0;
+	mon_ndev->name_assign_type = name_assign_type;
 	mon_ndev->destructor = rtw_ndev_destructor;
 
 	mon_ndev->netdev_ops = &rtw_cfg80211_monitor_if_ops;
@@ -2654,6 +2656,7 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_add_monitor_if(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, char *name,
 
 static struct wireless_dev *
 cfg80211_rtw_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *name,
+			      unsigned char name_assign_type,
 			      enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
 			      struct vif_params *params)
 {
@@ -2673,7 +2676,8 @@ cfg80211_rtw_add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *name,
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
 		ret =
-		    rtw_cfg80211_add_monitor_if(padapter, (char *)name, &ndev);
+		    rtw_cfg80211_add_monitor_if(padapter, (char *)name,
+						name_assign_type, &ndev);
 		break;
 
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT:
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index c4d873b8f32dcf4ecf793fa00c6a236dd97183aa..ab667fbc743dc60e4630b3fd75ea60cf0f7a5baa 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -2456,6 +2456,7 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
 
 	struct wireless_dev * (*add_virtual_intf)(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 						  const char *name,
+						  unsigned char name_assign_type,
 						  enum nl80211_iftype type,
 						  u32 *flags,
 						  struct vif_params *params);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index e01cea3b9043e6bfca6e7bb8b4015db2c35e2523..49401238ac39804090d9e9acb0f257e4fbd564ad 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 ebc8135e0aaaaf69d11a5f44e02200cca39d2341..3e3cfe8da4efbb84b8fc1bb19f2f8891ccf64242 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 9689d3b1133b48c3827838fc9fd966c09aa8fa0b..a0cd97fd0c49075d8682fadf734c18f3c018f13f 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 2f51e6d1f2b37136e0df19678b28589b1291eeb2..4977967c8b0076a5960f3fc74e37271583d983fc 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,
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 543dd51342f04d036f928dc7f34887eefc8afd69..f60ee5b45c0c80b7e497ce167bf35104ae287e6c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -2667,7 +2667,8 @@ static int nl80211_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	wdev = rdev_add_virtual_intf(rdev,
 				nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME]),
-				type, err ? NULL : &flags, &params);
+				NET_NAME_USER, type, err ? NULL : &flags,
+				&params);
 	if (WARN_ON(!wdev)) {
 		nlmsg_free(msg);
 		return -EPROTO;
diff --git a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
index 35cfb7134bdbaa2559cd222a8410b4f66f7ea41d..c6e83a7468c0c43baea32bbb0291c312017226f5 100644
--- a/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
+++ b/net/wireless/rdev-ops.h
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ static inline void rdev_set_wakeup(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 static inline struct wireless_dev
 *rdev_add_virtual_intf(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev, char *name,
+		       unsigned char name_assign_type,
 		       enum nl80211_iftype type, u32 *flags,
 		       struct vif_params *params)
 {
 	struct wireless_dev *ret;
 	trace_rdev_add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, name, type);
-	ret = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, name, type, flags,
-					  params);
+	ret = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wiphy, name, name_assign_type,
+					  type, flags, params);
 	trace_rdev_return_wdev(&rdev->wiphy, ret);
 	return ret;
 }