mac80211: add tx dequeue function for process context
Since ieee80211_tx_dequeue() must not be called with softirqs enabled
(i.e. from process context without proper disable of bottom halves),
we add a wrapper that disables bottom halves before calling
ieee80211_tx_dequeue()
The new function is named ieee80211_tx_dequeue_ni() just as all other
from-process-context versions found in mac80211.
The documentation of ieee80211_tx_dequeue() is also updated so it
mentions that the function should not be called from process context.
Signed-off-by: Erik Stromdahl <erik.stromdahl@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190617200140.6189-1-erik.stromdahl@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
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