Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:01:01 -0600 | From | Larry Finger <> | Subject | Re: [RFC/RFT 5/5] p54spi: Load firmware from work queue and not from probe routine |
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On 02/29/2012 01:54 PM, Max Filippov wrote: >>> Drivers that load firmware from their probe routine have problems with the >>> latest versions of udev as they get timeouts while waiting for user >>> space to start. The problem is fixed by loading the firmware and starting >>> mac80211 from a delayed_work queue. By using this method, most of the >>> original code is preserved. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger<Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> >>> --- >>> This one is compile-tested only. >>> >>> Larry >>> --- >> >> >> Any testing done here? > > insmod immediately followed by rmmod causes NULL pointer dereference. > The same always happens on rmmode when the firmware image is absent:
Thanks for testing.
Larry
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