3 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 670aa229168a..a6f3cac8c640 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -1340,7 +1340,6 @@ static void __net_exit cfg80211_pernet_exit(struct net *net)
 
 static struct pernet_operations cfg80211_pernet_ops = {
 	.exit = cfg80211_pernet_exit,
-	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init cfg80211_init(void)
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-core.c b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
index bc7064486b15..5e677dac2a0c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-core.c
@@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ void wireless_nlevent_flush(void)
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct net *net;
 
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-
+	down_read(&net_rwsem);
 	for_each_net(net) {
 		while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&net->wext_nlevents)))
 			rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL,
 				    GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
+	up_read(&net_rwsem);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wireless_nlevent_flush);
 
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ static void __net_exit wext_pernet_exit(struct net *net)
 static struct pernet_operations wext_pernet_ops = {
 	.init = wext_pernet_init,
 	.exit = wext_pernet_exit,
-	.async = true,
 };
 
 static int __init wireless_nlevent_init(void)
@@ -411,9 +410,7 @@ subsys_initcall(wireless_nlevent_init);
 /* Process events generated by the wireless layer or the driver. */
 static void wireless_nlevent_process(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	rtnl_lock();
 	wireless_nlevent_flush();
-	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 static DECLARE_WORK(wireless_nlevent_work, wireless_nlevent_process);
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-proc.c b/net/wireless/wext-proc.c
index 5511f989ef47..b4c464594a5e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-proc.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-proc.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static const struct file_operations wireless_seq_fops = {
 int __net_init wext_proc_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	/* Create /proc/net/wireless entry */
-	if (!proc_create("wireless", S_IRUGO, net->proc_net,
+	if (!proc_create("wireless", 0444, net->proc_net,
 			 &wireless_seq_fops))
 		return -ENOMEM;