Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (59 commits)
  igbvf.txt: Add igbvf Documentation
  igb.txt: Add igb documentation
  e100/e1000*/igb*/ixgb*: Add missing read memory barrier
  ixgbe: fix build error with FCOE_CONFIG without DCB_CONFIG
  netxen: protect tx timeout recovery by rtnl lock
  isdn: gigaset: use after free
  isdn: gigaset: add missing unlock
  solos-pci: Fix race condition in tasklet RX handling
  pkt_sched: Fix sch_sfq vs tcf_bind_filter oops
  net: disable preemption before call smp_processor_id()
  tcp: no md5sig option size check bug
  iwlwifi: fix locking assertions
  iwlwifi: fix TX tracer
  isdn: fix information leak
  net: Fix napi_gro_frags vs netpoll path
  usbnet: remove noisy and hardly useful printk
  rtl8180: avoid potential NULL deref in rtl8180_beacon_work
  ath9k: Remove myself from the MAINTAINERS list
  libertas: scan before assocation if no BSSID was given
  libertas: fix association with some APs by using extended rates
  ...

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 41f20fb..872d7b6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -400,19 +400,7 @@ static int __ieee80211_start_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	else
 		__set_bit(SCAN_SW_SCANNING, &local->scanning);
 
-	/*
-	 * Kicking off the scan need not be protected,
-	 * only the scan variable stuff, since now
-	 * local->scan_req is assigned and other callers
-	 * will abort their scan attempts.
-	 *
-	 * This avoids too many locking dependencies
-	 * so that the scan completed calls have more
-	 * locking freedom.
-	 */
-
 	ieee80211_recalc_idle(local);
-	mutex_unlock(&local->scan_mtx);
 
 	if (local->ops->hw_scan) {
 		WARN_ON(!ieee80211_prep_hw_scan(local));
@@ -420,8 +408,6 @@ static int __ieee80211_start_scan(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	} else
 		rc = ieee80211_start_sw_scan(local);
 
-	mutex_lock(&local->scan_mtx);
-
 	if (rc) {
 		kfree(local->hw_scan_req);
 		local->hw_scan_req = NULL;