From b1fc5505e0dbcc3fd7c75bfe6bee39ec50080963 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 20:11:55 -0400 Subject: [netdrvr] Fix register_netdev() races in older ISA net drivers --- drivers/net/eexpress.c | 12 +++++------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'drivers/net/eexpress.c') diff --git a/drivers/net/eexpress.c b/drivers/net/eexpress.c index fc8e7947b334..82bd356e4f3a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/eexpress.c +++ b/drivers/net/eexpress.c @@ -436,11 +436,8 @@ struct net_device * __init express_probe(int unit) netdev_boot_setup_check(dev); err = do_express_probe(dev); - if (!err) { - err = register_netdev(dev); - if (!err) - return dev; - } + if (!err) + return dev; free_netdev(dev); return ERR_PTR(err); } @@ -1205,7 +1202,8 @@ static int __init eexp_hw_probe(struct net_device *dev, unsigned short ioaddr) dev->set_multicast_list = &eexp_set_multicast; dev->tx_timeout = eexp_timeout; dev->watchdog_timeo = 2*HZ; - return 0; + + return register_netdev(dev); } /* @@ -1716,7 +1714,7 @@ int init_module(void) break; printk(KERN_NOTICE "eexpress.c: Module autoprobe not recommended, give io=xx.\n"); } - if (do_express_probe(dev) == 0 && register_netdev(dev) == 0) { + if (do_express_probe(dev) == 0) { dev_eexp[this_dev] = dev; found++; continue; -- cgit v1.2.3