netdev - [PATCH 2/4] qla3xxx: Hold RTNL while calling dev

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Date:	Tue, 6 May 2008 19:36:26 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Ron Mercer <linux-driver@...gic.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] qla3xxx: Hold RTNL while calling dev_close()

dev_close() must be called holding the RTNL.  Compile-tested only.

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
---
 drivers/net/qla3xxx.c |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
index b7f7b22..bccee68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
@@ -3701,7 +3701,9 @@ static int ql_cycle_adapter(struct ql3_adapter *qdev, int reset)
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX
 				"%s: Driver up/down cycle failed, "
 				"closing device\n",qdev->ndev->name);
+		rtnl_lock();
 		dev_close(qdev->ndev);
+		rtnl_unlock();
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;

-- 
Ben Hutchings, Senior Software Engineer, Solarflare Communications
Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
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