netdev - [PATCH 2.6.19-git19] BUG due to bad argument to ieee80211softmac_assoc

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Date:	Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:17:12 -0500
From:	"Michael Bommarito" <mjbommar@...ch.edu>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2.6.19-git19] BUG due to bad argument to ieee80211softmac_assoc_work

This didn't get much attention on bugzilla and I figured it was
important enough to forward along to the whole list since it's been
lingering around in ieee80211-softmac since 19-git5 at least.
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7657

Somebody was passing the whole mac device structure to
ieee80211softmac_assoc_work instead of just the assocation work, which
lead to much death and locking.

Attached is a patch that fixes this (the actual change is two lines
but context provided in patch for review).  The dmesg containing call
trace is attached to the bugzilla entry above.

-Mike
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