commit 7489bdadb7d1 (r8152: check rx after napi is enabled) causes null
pointer dereference when using device as under root:

 # rmmod r8152 # or lsusb -v
NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08
BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008
IP: r8152_poll+0x125/0x570 [r8152]
PGD 89b4cf067
PUD 898ff2067
PMD 0
Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP

Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <petr.vo...@gmail.com>
---
NOTE: This is just a workaround, I suppose, there is better way how to fix that
(which allows keeping scheduling the napi for rx after napi_enable()).
---
 drivers/net/usb/r8152.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 986243c932cc..79c665a89a47 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -3703,8 +3703,6 @@ static int rtl8152_resume(struct usb_interface *intf)
                        napi_enable(&tp->napi);
                        clear_bit(SELECTIVE_SUSPEND, &tp->flags);
                        smp_mb__after_atomic();
-                       if (!list_empty(&tp->rx_done))
-                               napi_schedule(&tp->napi);
                } else {
                        tp->rtl_ops.up(tp);
                        netif_carrier_off(tp->netdev);
-- 
2.12.0

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