@@ -475,12 +475,10 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
mutex_lock(&cfg80211_mutex);
res = device_add(&rdev->wiphy.dev);
- if (res)
- goto out_unlock;
-
- res = rfkill_register(rdev->rfkill);
- if (res)
- goto out_rm_dev;
+ if (res) {
+ mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
+ return res;
+ }
/* set up regulatory info */
wiphy_update_regulatory(wiphy, NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE);
@@ -509,13 +507,18 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
cfg80211_debugfs_rdev_add(rdev);
mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
+ /*
+ * due to a locking dependency this has to be outside of the
+ * cfg80211_mutex lock
+ */
+ res = rfkill_register(rdev->rfkill);
+ if (res)
+ goto out_rm_dev;
+
return 0;
out_rm_dev:
device_del(&rdev->wiphy.dev);
-
-out_unlock:
- mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_mutex);
return res;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(wiphy_register);