2007/11/29, Zhu Yi [off-list ref]:

quoted

Good catch. But it will be better if you add it into
iwl_cancel_deferred_work().

Thanks.
I agree with you. 
Actually, I considered it, but I was afraid of side effect.
Anyway, I'm attaching a new one.

Thanks.
Joonwoo

[net/wireless/iwlwifi] : iwlwifi 3945 Fix race conditional panic.

Signed-off-by: Joonwoo Park <redacted>
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 465da4f..e51e872 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c

@@ -8270,6 +8270,7 @@ static void iwl_cancel_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
 	iwl_hw_cancel_deferred_work(priv);
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->init_alive_start);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->scan_check);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->alive_start);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&priv->post_associate);