netdev - [PATCH net-next 3/8] r8169: initialize task workqueue only once

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Date:   Sat, 19 Jan 2019 21:48:43 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 3/8] r8169: initialize task workqueue only once

It's sufficient to initialize the workqueue once, therefore remove the
additional initialization whenever rtl_open() is called.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index fd3c6a548..c4d53bc6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -6630,10 +6630,6 @@ static int rtl_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto err_free_rx_1;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&tp->wk.work, rtl_task);
-
-	smp_mb();
-
 	rtl_request_firmware(tp);
 
 	retval = pci_request_irq(pdev, 0, rtl8169_interrupt, NULL, tp,
@@ -7293,6 +7289,7 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	tp->saved_wolopts = __rtl8169_get_wol(tp);
 
 	mutex_init(&tp->wk.mutex);
+	INIT_WORK(&tp->wk.work, rtl_task);
 	u64_stats_init(&tp->rx_stats.syncp);
 	u64_stats_init(&tp->tx_stats.syncp);
 
-- 
2.20.1