In kernel <= 2.6.28 the member napi_list in struct net_device is only availabe if CONFIG_NETPOLL is set. We should initialize it only if it is available. This should fix the problem reported by Philip. This should also go into stable. CC: philipp_subx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@xxxxxxxxxx> --- compat/compat-2.6.29.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/compat/compat-2.6.29.c b/compat/compat-2.6.29.c index bc4288f..cded3cc 100644 --- a/compat/compat-2.6.29.c +++ b/compat/compat-2.6.29.c @@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ int init_dummy_netdev(struct net_device *dev) /* initialize the ref count */ atomic_set(&dev->refcnt, 1); +#ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL /* NAPI wants this */ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->napi_list); +#endif /* a dummy interface is started by default */ set_bit(__LINK_STATE_PRESENT, &dev->state); -- 1.7.0.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
