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Re: [stable] [PATCH] rt2x00: Fix SLAB corruption during rmmod

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Hi Chris,

On 04/17/09 02:18, Chris Wright wrote:
> * Ivo van Doorn (ivdoorn@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>> At rmmod stage, the code path is the following one :
>>
>> rt2x00lib_remove_dev
>>   ->  rt2x00lib_uninitialize()
>>         -> rt2x00rfkill_unregister()
>>              -> rfkill_unregister()
>>         -> rt2x00rfkill_free()
>>              -> rfkill_free()
>>
>> The problem is that rfkill_free should not be called after rfkill_register
>> otherwise put_device(&rfkill->dev) will be called 2 times. This patch
>> fixes this by only calling rt2x00rfkill_free() when rt2x00rfkill_register()
>> hasn't been called or has failed.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Tested-by: Arnaud Patard <apatard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Who is the Author of this patch?  The Signed-off-by order suggests is
> Gertjan.
> 


Indeed, I have been the author of the patch.

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Gertjan.
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