netdev - Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Fix TX after monitor interface is converted to managed

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Date:	Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:56:15 -0400
From:	Michael Wu <flamingice@...rmilk.net>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Daniel Drake <dsd@...too.org>, linville@...driver.com,
	johannes@...solutions.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Fix TX after monitor interface is converted to managed

On Thursday 04 October 2007 11:54, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Playing with the function pointer is a awkward way to do this.  Shouldn't
> the state management flags be used instead (dormant, running, stop/wake)...
> I am concerned about races and dereferencing the NULL ptr.
This is all under RTNL and the pointer is only modified while the interface is 
down.

-Michael Wu

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