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Re: [PATCH 2/2] mac80211: use netif_receive_skb in ieee80211_tx_status callpath

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On Thu, 2010-10-07 at 11:27 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:

> > > Alternatively, we can require drivers to call ieee80211_tx_status() with
> > > BHs disabled, but somebody would have to go through them...
> > 
> > For RX, we do this with ieee80211_rx_ni().
> 
> Right.  I thought I had checked all these contexts, but ath9k in
> particular is a bit complicated to trace all the potential callpaths
> by hand.
> 
> I'll revert it, and the rtl8180 patch to use napi (which also does
> tx status in that context).

Or you could just add _ni and use it in ath9k all the time -- disabling
already disabled BHs will nest -- and leave it to somebody else to sort
out there later :)

johannes

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