linux-kernel - RE: [ 14/56] mwifiex: cancel cmd timer and free curr

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Date:	Mon, 8 Apr 2013 10:58:39 -0700
From:	Bing Zhao <bzhao@...vell.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	Marco Cesarano <marco@...vell.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: RE: [ 14/56] mwifiex: cancel cmd timer and free curr_cmd in
 shutdown process

Hi Ben, Greg,

> > From: Bing Zhao <bzhao@...vell.com>
> >
> > commit 084c7189acb3f969c855536166042e27f5dd703f upstream.
> >
> > curr_cmd points to the command that is in processing or waiting
> > for its command response from firmware. If the function shutdown
> > happens to occur at this time we should cancel the cmd timer and
> > put the command back to free queue.
> >
> > Tested-by: Marco Cesarano <marco@...vell.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Bing Zhao <bzhao@...vell.com>
> > Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> 
> This also had:
> 
>     Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.8
> 
> so I wonder whether this is good/bad/indifferent for 3.0.y.

Please drop this patch from stable kernel < 3.8.

Thanks,
Bing

> 
> Ben.