[PATCH] mac80211: remove rtnl locking in ieee80211_sta.c
authorMichael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:14:35 +0000 (23:14 -0700)
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:35:48 +0000 (20:35 -0400)
The rtnl is held in ieee80211_sta.c to prevent some potential
configuration races with userspace. Unfortunately, it also has the
potential for deadlocks on interface down. This patch removes the
rtnl locking to eliminate the deadlocks.

Signed-off-by: Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

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