*/
if (conf->type != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP)
memcpy(&intf->bssid, conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
- rt2x00lib_config_intf(rt2x00dev, intf, conf->type, NULL, intf->bssid);
spin_unlock(&intf->lock);
+ /*
+ * Call rt2x00_config_intf() outside of the spinlock context since
+ * the call will sleep for USB drivers. By using the ieee80211_if_conf
+ * values as arguments we make keep access to rt2x00_intf thread safe
+ * even without the lock.
+ */
+ rt2x00lib_config_intf(rt2x00dev, intf, conf->type, NULL, conf->bssid);
+
/*
* We only need to initialize the beacon when master mode is enabled.
*/