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Re: [PATCH 2/2] wl1271: Check interface state in op_* functions

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On Tue, 2010-10-26 at 13:24 +0200, ext juuso.oikarinen@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Juuso Oikarinen <juuso.oikarinen@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Check the state of the interface on op_* function so we don't try to access
> the hardware in when its off.
> 
> The mac80211 may call these in some corner cases related, for instance, to
> the hardware recovery procedure. These accesses cause a kernel crash on at
> least some SDIO devices, because the bus is not properly claimed in that
> scenario.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juuso Oikarinen <juuso.oikarinen@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Tested-by: Tuomas Katila <ext-tuomas.2.katila@xxxxxxxxx>

-Tuomas

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