Re: [1/2] b43: Remove unnecessary synchronize_irq() before free_irq()

[Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>]

> Calling synchronize_irq() right before free_irq() is quite useless. On one
> hand the IRQ can easily fire again before free_irq() is entered, on the
> other hand free_irq() itself calls synchronize_irq() internally (in a race
> condition free way), before any state associated with the IRQ is freed.
> 
> Patch was generated using the following semantic patch:
> // <smpl>
> @@
> expression irq;
> @@
> -synchronize_irq(irq);
>  free_irq(irq, ...);
> // </smpl>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@metafoo.de>

Thanks, 2 patches applied to wireless-drivers-next.git:

10fbc7cf031d b43: Remove unnecessary synchronize_irq() before free_irq()
400b43c58269 rtlwifi: Remove unnecessary synchronize_irq() before free_irq()

Kalle Valo