3 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index ca36cccaba31..8f754025b06e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -396,8 +396,7 @@ struct rt2x00_intf {
 	 * for hardware which doesn't support hardware
 	 * sequence counting.
 	 */
-	spinlock_t seqlock;
-	u16 seqno;
+	atomic_t seqno;
 };
 
 static inline struct rt2x00_intf* vif_to_intf(struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index b49773ef72f2..dd24b2663b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ int rt2x00mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	else
 		rt2x00dev->intf_sta_count++;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&intf->seqlock);
 	mutex_init(&intf->beacon_skb_mutex);
 	intf->beacon = entry;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
index 4c662eccf53c..2fd830103415 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ static void rt2x00queue_create_tx_descriptor_seq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	struct rt2x00_intf *intf = vif_to_intf(tx_info->control.vif);
+	u16 seqno;
 
 	if (!(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ))
 		return;
@@ -238,15 +239,13 @@ static void rt2x00queue_create_tx_descriptor_seq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	 * sequence counting per-frame, since those will override the
 	 * sequence counter given by mac80211.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&intf->seqlock);
-
 	if (test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_FIRST_FRAGMENT, &txdesc->flags))
-		intf->seqno += 0x10;
-	hdr->seq_ctrl &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG);
-	hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(intf->seqno);
-
-	spin_unlock(&intf->seqlock);
+		seqno = atomic_add_return(0x10, &intf->seqno);
+	else
+		seqno = atomic_read(&intf->seqno);
 
+	hdr->seq_ctrl &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG);
+	hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(seqno);
 }
 
 static void rt2x00queue_create_tx_descriptor_plcp(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,