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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
index 216bfd350..85828f153 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/mkiss.c
@@ -797,14 +797,19 @@ static void mkiss_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
*/
if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ax->refcnt))
down(&ax->dead_sem);
-
- unregister_netdev(ax->dev);
+ /*
+ * Halt the transmit queue so that a new transmit cannot scribble
+ * on our buffers
+ */
+ netif_stop_queue(ax->dev);
/* Free all AX25 frame buffers. */
kfree(ax->rbuff);
kfree(ax->xbuff);
ax->tty = NULL;
+
+ unregister_netdev(ax->dev);
}
/* Perform I/O control on an active ax25 channel. */