Fix hostapd / wireless device rename race on boot

On some boots, the hostapd service would start before udev had renamed the wireless device on which hostapd relied, causing a failure. Explicitly binding the hostapd service units to their respective device units avoids this by forcing hostapd to wait until a device with the required name exists.
chr0mag · Sep 27, 2021 · c39a7cb · c39a7cb
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diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/[email protected] b/etc/systemd/system/[email protected]
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Hostapd IEEE 802.11 AP, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator for device: %i
+BindsTo=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device
+After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-%i.device
 After=network-online.target
 Wants=network-online.target