linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] Ath5k: kill tasklets on shutdown

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Date:	Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:12:21 +0300
From:	"Nick Kossifidis" <mickflemm@...il.com>
To:	"Jiri Slaby" <jirislaby@...il.com>
Cc:	linville@...driver.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] Ath5k: kill tasklets on shutdown

2008/7/15 Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>:
> Don't forget to kill tasklets on stop to not panic if they
> fire after freeing some structures.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
> Cc: Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>
> Cc: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c |    3 +++
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
> index e9ec284..4d9ff97 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
> @@ -2343,6 +2343,9 @@ ath5k_stop_hw(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
>        mutex_unlock(&sc->lock);
>
>        del_timer_sync(&sc->calib_tim);
> +       tasklet_kill(&sc->rxtq);
> +       tasklet_kill(&sc->txtq);
> +       tasklet_kill(&sc->restq);
>
>        return ret;
>  }
> --
> 1.5.6.2
>
>

Acked-by: Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>

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