1 files changed, 0 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index f5c15c9a00ce..b5810b4c79ac 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -728,10 +728,6 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
         int err;
         int layer2_update;
 
-        /* Prevent a race with changing the rate control algorithm */
-        if (!netif_running(dev))
-                return -ENETDOWN;
-
         if (params->vlan) {
                 sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(params->vlan);
 
@@ -860,9 +856,6 @@ static int ieee80211_add_mpath(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
         struct sta_info *sta;
         int err;
 
-        if (!netif_running(dev))
-                return -ENETDOWN;
-
         sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
         if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT)
@@ -913,9 +906,6 @@ static int ieee80211_change_mpath(struct wiphy *wiphy,
         struct mesh_path *mpath;
         struct sta_info *sta;
 
-        if (!netif_running(dev))
-                return -ENETDOWN;
-
         sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
         if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT)
@@ -1202,9 +1192,6 @@ static int ieee80211_scan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 {
         struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
-        if (!netif_running(dev))
-                return -ENETDOWN;
-
         sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
         if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
@@ -1220,9 +1207,6 @@ static int ieee80211_auth(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 {
         struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
-        if (!netif_running(dev))
-                return -ENETDOWN;
-
         sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
         if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
@@ -1282,9 +1266,6 @@ static int ieee80211_assoc(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
         struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
         int ret;
 
-        if (!netif_running(dev))
-                return -ENETDOWN;
-
         sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
         if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
@@ -1323,9 +1304,6 @@ static int ieee80211_deauth(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 {
         struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
-        if (!netif_running(dev))
-                return -ENETDOWN;
-
         sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
         if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -1339,9 +1317,6 @@ static int ieee80211_disassoc(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 {
         struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
-        if (!netif_running(dev))
-                return -ENETDOWN;
-
         sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
         if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)