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Re: [PATCH] rtl8187: Add missing priv->vif assignments

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On Wed, 2008-04-09 at 16:38 -0300, Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski wrote:
> This adds missing priv->vif assignments after "mac80211: don't use
> interface indices in drivers" change. As rtl8180, rtl8187 also needs
> priv->vif to be set, as without this an oops can happen in rtl8187_tx
> function (priv->vif is passed to ieee80211_rts_duration).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Pavel Roskin <proski@xxxxxxx>

This patch fixes a potential kernel panic if RTS/CTS is used.  It may be
a good candidate for 2.6.25.

If somebody has an rtl8187 (as opposed to rtl8187b) and the patch indeed
fixes RTS/CTS, please speak up.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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