netdev - [patch]startup race in hso driver

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Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:57:35 +0100
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	ajb@...eresystems.co.uk, "Greg Kroah-Hartman" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [patch]startup race in hso driver

The flag marking a device running must be set before the URBs for
recption are submitted or they may complete too early and fail to resubmit.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>

	Regards
		Oliver

---

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
index 8e90891..cc75c8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/hso.c
@@ -658,10 +658,9 @@ static int hso_net_open(struct net_device *net)
 	odev->rx_buf_missing = sizeof(struct iphdr);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&odev->net_lock, flags);
 
-	hso_start_net_device(odev->parent);
-
 	/* We are up and running. */
 	set_bit(HSO_NET_RUNNING, &odev->flags);
+	hso_start_net_device(odev->parent);
 
 	/* Tell the kernel we are ready to start receiving from it */
 	netif_start_queue(net);
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