+ wdev-ath5k-fix-lock-imbalance.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     WDEV: ath5k, fix lock imbalance
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     wdev-ath5k-fix-lock-imbalance.patch

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Subject: WDEV: ath5k, fix lock imbalance
From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>

Omitted lock causes sparse warning
drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c:1682:1: warning: context imbalance in 'ath5k_tasklet_rx' - different lock contexts for basic block

Add the lock to the guilty fail path.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff -puN drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c~wdev-ath5k-fix-lock-imbalance drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c~wdev-ath5k-fix-lock-imbalance
+++ a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
@@ -1715,6 +1715,7 @@ ath5k_tasklet_rx(unsigned long data)
 			break;
 		else if (unlikely(ret)) {
 			ATH5K_ERR(sc, "error in processing rx descriptor\n");
+			spin_unlock(&sc->rxbuflock);
 			return;
 		}
 
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx are

git-drm.patch
drm-i915-fix-oops-after-killing-x.patch
git-dvb.patch
git-watchdog.patch
wdev-ath5k-fix-lock-imbalance.patch
wdev-ath5k-dont-return-int-from-bool-function.patch
wdev-ath5k-typecheck-on-nondebug.patch
mxser-prepare-for-bkl-pushdown.patch
tty-bkl-pushdown-fix.patch
tty-bkl-pushdown-fix1.patch
mxser-convert-large-macros-to-functions.patch
reiser4.patch
shrink_slab-handle-bad-shrinkers.patch

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