{
        struct cfg80211_registered_device *result = NULL, *rdev;
 
-       if (!wiphy_idx_valid(wiphy_idx))
-               return NULL;
-
        assert_cfg80211_lock();
 
        list_for_each_entry(rdev, &cfg80211_rdev_list, list) {
 
 int get_wiphy_idx(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 {
-       struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
-       if (!wiphy)
-               return WIPHY_IDX_STALE;
-       rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
+       struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_dev(wiphy);
+
        return rdev->wiphy_idx;
 }
 
 {
        struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
 
-       if (!wiphy_idx_valid(wiphy_idx))
-               return NULL;
-
        assert_cfg80211_lock();
 
        rdev = cfg80211_rdev_by_wiphy_idx(wiphy_idx);
 
        rdev->wiphy_idx = wiphy_counter++;
 
-       if (unlikely(!wiphy_idx_valid(rdev->wiphy_idx))) {
+       if (unlikely(rdev->wiphy_idx < 0)) {
                wiphy_counter--;
                mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
                /* ugh, wrapped! */
 
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
 #include "reg.h"
 
+
+#define WIPHY_IDX_INVALID      -1
+
 struct cfg80211_registered_device {
        const struct cfg80211_ops *ops;
        struct list_head list;
        return container_of(wiphy, struct cfg80211_registered_device, wiphy);
 }
 
-/* Note 0 is valid, hence phy0 */
-static inline
-bool wiphy_idx_valid(int wiphy_idx)
-{
-       return wiphy_idx >= 0;
-}
-
 static inline void
 cfg80211_rdev_free_wowlan(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev)
 {
        lockdep_assert_held(&cfg80211_mutex);
 }
 
-/*
- * You can use this to mark a wiphy_idx as not having an associated wiphy.
- * It guarantees cfg80211_rdev_by_wiphy_idx(wiphy_idx) will return NULL
- */
-#define WIPHY_IDX_STALE -1
-
 struct cfg80211_internal_bss {
        struct list_head list;
        struct rb_node rbn;
 
                        goto nla_put_failure;
        }
 
-       if (wiphy_idx_valid(request->wiphy_idx) &&
+       if (request->wiphy_idx != WIPHY_IDX_INVALID &&
            nla_put_u32(msg, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, request->wiphy_idx))
                goto nla_put_failure;
 
 
 
        BUG_ON(!reg_request->alpha2);
 
-       if (wiphy_idx_valid(reg_request->wiphy_idx))
+       if (reg_request->wiphy_idx != WIPHY_IDX_INVALID)
                wiphy = wiphy_idx_to_wiphy(reg_request->wiphy_idx);
 
        if (reg_initiator == NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER && !wiphy) {
        if (!request)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       request->wiphy_idx = WIPHY_IDX_STALE;
+       request->wiphy_idx = WIPHY_IDX_INVALID;
        request->alpha2[0] = alpha2[0];
        request->alpha2[1] = alpha2[1];
        request->initiator = NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER;
 
        request->wiphy_idx = get_wiphy_idx(wiphy);
 
-       /* Must have registered wiphy first */
-       BUG_ON(!wiphy_idx_valid(request->wiphy_idx));
-
        request->alpha2[0] = alpha2[0];
        request->alpha2[1] = alpha2[1];
        request->initiator = NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER;
         * We leave conflict resolution to the workqueue, where can hold
         * cfg80211_mutex.
         */
-       if (likely(last_request->initiator ==
-                  NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE &&
-                  wiphy_idx_valid(last_request->wiphy_idx)))
+       if (last_request->initiator == NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE &&
+           last_request->wiphy_idx != WIPHY_IDX_INVALID)
                goto out;
 
        request = kzalloc(sizeof(struct regulatory_request), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!request_wiphy || request_wiphy != wiphy)
                goto out;
 
-       last_request->wiphy_idx = WIPHY_IDX_STALE;
+       last_request->wiphy_idx = WIPHY_IDX_INVALID;
        last_request->country_ie_env = ENVIRON_ANY;
 out:
        mutex_unlock(®_mutex);