Prevent code from calling itself indirectly, causing the driver to hang
and consume 100% CPU.
Without this fix, the following script can bring down a single CPU
system:
```
while true; do
rmmod rtl8192cu
modprobe rtl8192cu
done
```
Signed-off-by: Reto Schneider <code@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
index c66c6dc00378..d3bbfc0171f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -680,8 +680,10 @@ static void _rtl_usb_cleanup_rx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
tasklet_kill(&rtlusb->rx_work_tasklet);
cancel_work_sync(&rtlpriv->works.lps_change_work);
- flush_workqueue(rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq);
- destroy_workqueue(rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq);
+ if (rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq) {
+ destroy_workqueue(rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq);
+ rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = NULL;
+ }
skb_queue_purge(&rtlusb->rx_queue);
--
2.20.1
