Re: [patch 29/50] zd1211rw: Call ieee80211_rx in tasklet

On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 06:28:22PM -0800, Chris Wright wrote:
> -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> ------------------
> 
> From: Ulrich Kunitz <[email protected]>
> 
> [PATCH] zd1211rw: Call ieee80211_rx in tasklet
> 
> The driver called ieee80211_rx in hardware interrupt context.  This has
> been against the intention of the ieee80211_rx function.  It caused a bug
> in the crypto routines used by WPA.  This patch calls ieee80211_rx in a
> tasklet.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ulrich Kunitz <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <[email protected]>

ACK

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