1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index d6940085d59c..5cadbeb76a14 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("wireless configuration support");
  * often because we need to do it for each command */
 LIST_HEAD(cfg80211_drv_list);
 DEFINE_MUTEX(cfg80211_drv_mutex);
-static int wiphy_counter;
 
 /* for debugfs */
 static struct dentry *ieee80211_debugfs_dir;
@@ -206,6 +205,8 @@ out_unlock:
 
 struct wiphy *wiphy_new(struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
 {
+        static int wiphy_counter;
+
         struct cfg80211_registered_device *drv;
         int alloc_size;
 
@@ -222,21 +223,18 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new(struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
 
         mutex_lock(&cfg80211_drv_mutex);
 
-        drv->idx = wiphy_counter;
-
-        /* now increase counter for the next device unless
-         * it has wrapped previously */
-        if (wiphy_counter >= 0)
-                wiphy_counter++;
-
-        mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_drv_mutex);
+        drv->idx = wiphy_counter++;
 
         if (unlikely(drv->idx < 0)) {
+                wiphy_counter--;
+                mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_drv_mutex);
                 /* ugh, wrapped! */
                 kfree(drv);
                 return NULL;
         }
 
+        mutex_unlock(&cfg80211_drv_mutex);
+
         /* give it a proper name */
         snprintf(drv->wiphy.dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE,
                  PHY_NAME "%d", drv->idx);