From: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:38:51 +0100 > Since: > > commit 2c60db037034d27f8c636403355d52872da92f81 > Author: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun Sep 16 09:17:26 2012 +0000 > > net: provide a default dev->ethtool_ops > > wireless core does not correctly assign ethtool_ops. In order to fix > the problem, move assignement of default_ethtool_ops to > register_netdevice(). This is safe because both register_netdevice() > and dev_ethtool() are protected by RTNL lock. > > Patch is besed on hint of Michał Mirosław. > > Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 3.7+ > --- > v1 -> v2: change order of default_ethtool_ops initialization to avoid > the problem. Change the subject accordingly. I don't understand this. Why is the assignment of default_ethtool_ops at netdev allocation time not working? Is wireless really not using alloc_netdev*()? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
