linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net:wireless:Add proper locking for the function, b43_op_beacon_set

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Date:	Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:14:20 +0100
From:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
To:	Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
Cc:	Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@...imi.it>,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	b43-dev <b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net:wireless:Add proper locking for the function,
 b43_op_beacon_set_tim in main.c

On 25 January 2015 at 08:06, Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@...il.com> wrote:
> Adds proper locking for the function, b43_op_beacon_set_tim in main.c that internally calls b43_update_templates.
> Due to the function that is being called internally,b43_update_templates needing the mutex lock of the structure
> pointer wl passed  it to run successfully and without issues we add the calls to mutex_lock before and mutex_unlock
> after it's call internally in b43_op_beacon_set_tim in order to allow the function,,b43_update_templates to run
> successfully and without issues related to concurrent access.

Nack
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