[PATCH 2.6.33/4 03/13] wimax: allow user space to send messages once the device is registered

Inaky Perez-Gonzalez inaky at linux.intel.com
Wed Nov 4 13:39:58 PST 2009


It makes sense that the messaging pipe to the device can be used
before the device is fully ready, as long as it is registered with the
stack. Some debugging tools need it.

Signed-off-by: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky at linux.intel.com>
---
 net/wimax/op-msg.c |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/wimax/op-msg.c b/net/wimax/op-msg.c
index d631a17..d3bfb6e 100644
--- a/net/wimax/op-msg.c
+++ b/net/wimax/op-msg.c
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ int wimax_gnl_doit_msg_from_user(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 	mutex_lock(&wimax_dev->mutex);
 	result = wimax_dev_is_ready(wimax_dev);
+	if (result == -ENOMEDIUM)
+		result = 0;
 	if (result < 0)
 		goto error_not_ready;
 	result = -ENOSYS;
-- 
1.6.2.5



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