netdev - [PATCH 2/4] sis190: RTNL and flush_scheduled

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Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:37:29 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	jeff@...zik.org
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>,
	Kyle Lucke <klucke@...ibm.com>,
	Raghavendra Koushik <raghavendra.koushik@...erion.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] sis190: RTNL and flush_scheduled_work deadlock

Signed-off-by: Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
---
 drivers/net/sis190.c |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/sis190.c b/drivers/net/sis190.c
index 45d91b1..b08508b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sis190.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sis190.c
@@ -909,6 +909,9 @@ static void sis190_phy_task(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
+	if (!netif_running(dev))
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	val = mdio_read(ioaddr, phy_id, MII_BMCR);
 	if (val & BMCR_RESET) {
 		// FIXME: needlessly high ?  -- FR 02/07/2005
@@ -981,6 +984,7 @@ static void sis190_phy_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	}
 
+out_unlock:
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -1102,8 +1106,6 @@ static void sis190_down(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
-	flush_scheduled_work();
-
 	do {
 		spin_lock_irq(&tp->lock);
 
@@ -1857,6 +1859,7 @@ static void __devexit sis190_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	sis190_mii_remove(dev);
+	flush_scheduled_work();
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
 	sis190_release_board(pdev);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-- 
1.4.4.4

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