[PATCH] softmac: avoid assert in ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate

Unconfigured bcm43xx device can hit an assert() during wx_get_rate
queries.  This is because bcm43xx calls ieee80211softmac_start late
(i.e. during open instead of probe).

   bcm43xx_net_open ->
      bcm43xx_init_board ->
         bcm43xx_select_wireless_core ->
            ieee80211softmac_start

Fix is to check that device is running before completing
ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate.

Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
index fa2f7da606a9..fb58e03b3fbd 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@ ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate(struct net_device *net_dev,
         int err = -EINVAL;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+
+        if (unlikely(!mac->running)) {
+                err = -ENODEV;
+                goto out_unlock;
+        }
+
         switch (mac->txrates.default_rate) {
         case IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_1MB:
                 data->bitrate.value = 1000000;