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[2/6] ath6kl: Protect ath6kl_cfg80211_vif_cleanup using rtnl_locks

Message ID 1360834628-11018-1-git-send-email-mohammed@qca.qualcomm.com (mailing list archive)
State Not Applicable, archived
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Shajakhan, Mohammed Feb. 14, 2013, 9:37 a.m. UTC 
From: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mohammed@qca.qualcomm.com>

ath6kl_cfg80211_vif_cleanup calls 'unregister_netdevice' which
inturn calls 'unregister_netdevice_queue' and it requires holding
rtnl_lock semaphore protection.

Signed-off-by: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mohammed@qca.qualcomm.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 8e45f41..227fc43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -1535,7 +1535,9 @@  static int ath6kl_cfg80211_del_iface(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	ath6kl_cfg80211_vif_stop(vif, test_bit(WMI_READY, &ar->flag));
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	ath6kl_cfg80211_vif_cleanup(vif);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
 }