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Re: [PATCH] mwl8k: disable softirqs when accessing sta_notify_list

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On Tue, 2010-02-16 at 12:03 -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Pavel Roskin <proski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Use spin_[un]lock_bh in mwl8k_sta_notify().  The sta_notify handler is
> > required to be atomic, yet it can be called in process context, so make
> > sure one call won't preempt another.
> 
> Is this for stable as well?

Since it wasn't tested on real hardware, I would say no, unless Lennert
says otherwise.

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Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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