* [PATCH] brcmfmac: free primary net_device when brcmf_bus_start() fails
@ 2013-06-07 9:03 Arend van Spriel
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From: Arend van Spriel @ 2013-06-07 9:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: John W. Linville; +Cc: linux-wireless, Arend van Spriel
When initialization within brcmf_bus_start() fails on steps
before the brcmf_net_attach() the net_device for the primary
interface needs to be freed.
This patch resolves a panic during kernel boot as reported
by Stephen Warren.
ref.: http://mid.gmane.org/51AD1F22.2080004@wwwdotorg.org
Tested-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Hante Meuleman <meuleman@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
index 2982886..8c402e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
@@ -941,6 +941,10 @@ fail:
brcmf_fws_del_interface(ifp);
brcmf_fws_deinit(drvr);
}
+ if (drvr->iflist[0]) {
+ free_netdev(ifp->ndev);
+ drvr->iflist[0] = NULL;
+ }
if (p2p_ifp) {
free_netdev(p2p_ifp->ndev);
drvr->iflist[1] = NULL;
--
1.7.10.4
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