From: Meelis Roos <mroos@xxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:19:23 +0200 (EET) > In 2.6.37-rc4, hostap_pci init gives a WARNING with backtrace telling > that netif_stop_queue is called before register_netdev. Fix it by moving > this call after register_netdev. Removes the warning and seems to work, > but why is the call to netif_stop_queue needed at all after > register_netdev? > > Signed-off-by: Meelis Roos <mroos@xxxxxxxx> It should simply not touch the queue state at all at this point. Your change would add a race. At the moment the device is registered it can be brought up, and then your code will eroneously modify the queue state. -- 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
