Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6

* 'upstream-linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6: (116 commits)
  sk98lin: planned removal
  AT91: MACB support
  sky2: version 1.12
  sky2: add new chip ids
  sky2: Yukon Extreme support
  sky2: safer transmit timeout
  sky2: TSO support for EC_U
  sky2: use dev_err for error reports
  sky2: add Wake On Lan support
  fix unaligned exception in /drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
  Remove unused kernel config option DLCI_COUNT
  z85230: spinlock logic
  mips: declance: Driver model for the PMAD-A
  Spidernet: Rework RX linked list
  NET: turn local_save_flags() + local_irq_disable() into local_irq_save()
  NET-3c59x: turn local_save_flags() + local_irq_disable() into local_irq_save()
  hp100: convert pci_module_init() to pci_register_driver()
  NetXen: Added ethtool support for user level tools.
  NetXen: Firmware crb init changes.
  maintainers: add atl1 maintainers
  ...

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
index fa2f7da606a9..fb58e03b3fbd 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@ ieee80211softmac_wx_get_rate(struct net_device *net_dev,
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
+
+	if (unlikely(!mac->running)) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	switch (mac->txrates.default_rate) {
 	case IEEE80211_CCK_RATE_1MB:
 		data->bitrate.value = 1000000;