netdev - [PATCH net 003/117] mac80211: set minstrel_ht_stat_fops.owner to THIS

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Date:   Thu,  8 Oct 2020 15:50:15 +0000
From:   Taehee Yoo <ap420073@...il.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     ap420073@...il.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        wil6210@....qualcomm.com, b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net 003/117] mac80211: set minstrel_ht_stat_fops.owner to THIS_MODULE

If THIS_MODULE is not set, the module would be removed while debugfs is
being used.
It eventually makes kernel panic.

Fixes: ec8aa669b839 ("mac80211: add the minstrel_ht rate control algorithm")
Signed-off-by: Taehee Yoo <ap420073@...il.com>
---
 net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c
index bebb71917742..6021e394e5da 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht_debugfs.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ static const struct file_operations minstrel_ht_stat_fops = {
 	.read = minstrel_stats_read,
 	.release = minstrel_stats_release,
 	.llseek = no_llseek,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static char *
-- 
2.17.1