iwlwifi: mvm: add support for async rx handler without hold the mutex

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When running async rx handler the framework holds the mvm->mutex
before starting the async handler, that might cause a deadlock in case
the handler calls to ops that lock the mutex as well.
Add support for running async rx handler without hold the mutex before
activating the handler.

Signed-off-by: Chaya Rachel Ivgi <chaya.rachel.ivgi@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>

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Chaya Rachel Ivgi 2016-03-03 15:35:34 +02:00 • committed by Emmanuel Grumbach

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drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c

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