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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h5
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c6
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index 2322c84adc1c..94fe589acfaa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ struct link {
/*
* Work structure for scheduling periodic watchdog monitoring.
+ * This work must be scheduled on the kernel workqueue, while
+ * all other work structures must be queued on the mac80211
+ * workqueue. This guarantees that the watchdog can schedule
+ * other work structures and wait for their completion in order
+ * to bring the device/driver back into the desired state.
*/
struct delayed_work watchdog_work;
};
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
index 46836f801b35..b971d8798ebf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
@@ -417,8 +417,7 @@ void rt2x00link_start_watchdog(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
!test_bit(DRIVER_SUPPORT_WATCHDOG, &rt2x00dev->flags))
return;
- ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->hw,
- &link->watchdog_work, WATCHDOG_INTERVAL);
+ schedule_delayed_work(&link->watchdog_work, WATCHDOG_INTERVAL);
}
void rt2x00link_stop_watchdog(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
@@ -442,8 +441,7 @@ static void rt2x00link_watchdog(struct work_struct *work)
rt2x00dev->ops->lib->watchdog(rt2x00dev);
if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags))
- ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(rt2x00dev->hw,
- &link->watchdog_work, WATCHDOG_INTERVAL);
+ schedule_delayed_work(&link->watchdog_work, WATCHDOG_INTERVAL);
}
void rt2x00link_register(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
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