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[PATCH] (11/16) smsc-ircc2 -- register_netdev

To: Jean Tourrilhes <jt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] (11/16) smsc-ircc2 -- register_netdev
From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:21:44 -0700
Cc: irda-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Organization: Open Source Development Lab
Sender: netdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
Again, smsc doesn't need to use rtnl, it is take care of by using
register_netdev.

diff -Nru a/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c b/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c
--- a/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c     Tue Sep 30 14:26:14 2003
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c     Tue Sep 30 14:26:14 2003
@@ -672,9 +672,7 @@
        dev->base_addr = self->io.fir_base;
        dev->irq = self->io.irq;
 
-       rtnl_lock();
-       err = register_netdevice(dev);
-       rtnl_unlock();
+       err = register_netdev(dev);
        if (err) {
                ERROR("%s(), register_netdev() failed!\n", __FUNCTION__);
                kfree(self->tx_buff.head);

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