}
        }
 
-       /* Allocate netdev, including space for private structure */
-       ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct brcmf_if), name, ether_setup);
-       if (!ndev) {
-               brcmf_err("OOM - alloc_netdev\n");
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       if (!brcmf_p2p_enable && bssidx == 1) {
+               /* this is P2P_DEVICE interface */
+               brcmf_dbg(INFO, "allocate non-netdev interface\n");
+               ifp = kzalloc(sizeof(*ifp), GFP_KERNEL);
+       } else {
+               brcmf_dbg(INFO, "allocate netdev interface\n");
+               /* Allocate netdev, including space for private structure */
+               ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*ifp), name, ether_setup);
+               if (!ndev) {
+                       brcmf_err("OOM - alloc_netdev\n");
+                       return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+               }
+
+               ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+               ifp->ndev = ndev;
        }
 
-       ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
-       ifp->ndev = ndev;
        ifp->drvr = drvr;
        drvr->iflist[bssidx] = ifp;
        ifp->ifidx = ifidx;
                memcpy(ifp->mac_addr, mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
        brcmf_dbg(TRACE, " ==== pid:%x, if:%s (%pM) created ===\n",
-                 current->pid, ifp->ndev->name, ifp->mac_addr);
+                 current->pid, name, ifp->mac_addr);
 
        return ifp;
 }
                }
 
                unregister_netdev(ifp->ndev);
-               drvr->iflist[bssidx] = NULL;
                if (bssidx == 0)
                        brcmf_cfg80211_detach(drvr->config);
                free_netdev(ifp->ndev);
+       } else {
+               kfree(ifp);
        }
+       drvr->iflist[bssidx] = NULL;
 }
 
 int brcmf_attach(uint bus_hdrlen, struct device *dev)
 
 static void brcmf_p2p_generate_bss_mac(struct brcmf_p2p_info *p2p, u8 *dev_addr)
 {
        struct brcmf_if *pri_ifp = p2p->bss_idx[P2PAPI_BSSCFG_PRIMARY].vif->ifp;
-       struct brcmf_if *p2p_ifp = p2p->bss_idx[P2PAPI_BSSCFG_DEVICE].vif->ifp;
        bool local_admin = false;
 
        if (!dev_addr || is_zero_ether_addr(dev_addr)) {
        memcpy(p2p->dev_addr, dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
        if (local_admin)
                p2p->dev_addr[0] |= 0x02;
-       memcpy(p2p_ifp->mac_addr, p2p->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
        /* Generate the P2P Interface Address.  If the discovery and connection
         * BSSCFGs need to simultaneously co-exist, then this address must be
                p2p->bss_idx[P2PAPI_BSSCFG_DEVICE].vif = p2p_vif;
 
                brcmf_p2p_generate_bss_mac(p2p, NULL);
+               memcpy(p2p_ifp->mac_addr, p2p->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
                brcmf_p2p_set_firmware(pri_ifp, p2p->dev_addr);
 
                /* Initialize P2P Discovery in the firmware */
                return (struct wireless_dev *)p2p_vif;
        }
 
-       /* create ifp here */
-       p2p_ifp = kzalloc(sizeof(*p2p_ifp), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!p2p_ifp)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-       p2p_vif->ifp = p2p_ifp;
-       p2p_ifp->vif = p2p_vif;
-
-       p2p->bss_idx[P2PAPI_BSSCFG_DEVICE].vif = p2p_vif;
-       brcmf_p2p_generate_bss_mac(p2p, addr);
-       memcpy(&p2p_vif->wdev.address, p2p->dev_addr, sizeof(p2p->dev_addr));
-
        pri_ifp = p2p->bss_idx[P2PAPI_BSSCFG_PRIMARY].vif->ifp;
+       brcmf_p2p_generate_bss_mac(p2p, addr);
        brcmf_p2p_set_firmware(pri_ifp, p2p->dev_addr);
 
+       brcmf_cfg80211_arm_vif_event(p2p->cfg, p2p_vif);
+
        /* Initialize P2P Discovery in the firmware */
        err = brcmf_fil_iovar_int_set(pri_ifp, "p2p_disc", 1);
        if (err < 0) {
                brcmf_err("set p2p_disc error\n");
-               brcmf_free_vif(p2p_vif);
-               return ERR_PTR(err);
+               brcmf_cfg80211_arm_vif_event(p2p->cfg, NULL);
+               goto fail;
        }
-       /* obtain bsscfg index for P2P discovery */
+
+       /* wait for firmware event */
+       err = brcmf_cfg80211_wait_vif_event_timeout(p2p->cfg, BRCMF_E_IF_ADD,
+                                                   msecs_to_jiffies(1500));
+       brcmf_cfg80211_arm_vif_event(p2p->cfg, NULL);
+       if (!err) {
+               brcmf_err("timeout occurred\n");
+               err = -EIO;
+               goto fail;
+       }
+
+       /* discovery interface created */
+       p2p_ifp = p2p_vif->ifp;
+       p2p->bss_idx[P2PAPI_BSSCFG_DEVICE].vif = p2p_vif;
+       memcpy(p2p_ifp->mac_addr, p2p->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+       memcpy(&p2p_vif->wdev.address, p2p->dev_addr, sizeof(p2p->dev_addr));
+
+       /* verify bsscfg index for P2P discovery */
        err = brcmf_fil_iovar_int_get(pri_ifp, "p2p_dev", &bssidx);
        if (err < 0) {
                brcmf_err("retrieving discover bsscfg index failed\n");
-               brcmf_free_vif(p2p_vif);
-               return ERR_PTR(err);
+               goto fail;
        }
 
-       p2p_ifp->drvr = p2p->cfg->pub;
-       p2p_ifp->bssidx = bssidx;
+       WARN_ON(p2p_ifp->bssidx != bssidx);
 
        init_completion(&p2p->send_af_done);
        INIT_WORK(&p2p->afx_hdl.afx_work, brcmf_p2p_afx_handler);
        init_completion(&p2p->wait_next_af);
 
        return &p2p_vif->wdev;
+
+fail:
+       brcmf_free_vif(p2p_vif);
+       return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 /**
 
        cfg80211_unregister_wdev(&vif->wdev);
        p2p->bss_idx[P2PAPI_BSSCFG_DEVICE].vif = NULL;
-       kfree(vif->ifp);
        brcmf_free_vif(vif);
 }