Hi, I'm reporting you about misuse of rtnl_is_locked() in rtw_change_ifname() function. Note, that rtnl_is_locked() *does not mean* rtnl is locked on the *current cpu*. This primitive returns true in case of rtnl is locked somewhere in the system. So, it can't be used in the below code: if (!rtnl_is_locked()) unregister_netdev(cur_pnetdev); else unregister_netdevice(cur_pnetdev); Kirill