ath5k: fix bf->skb==NULL panic in ath5k_tasklet_rx
Under memory pressure, we may not be able to allocate a new skb for
new packets. If the allocation fails, ath5k_tasklet_rx will exit but
will leave a buffer in the list with a NULL skb, eventually triggering
a BUG_ON.
Extract the skb allocation from ath5k_rxbuf_setup() and change the
tasklet to allocate the next skb before accepting a packet.
Changes-licensed-under: 3-Clause-BSD
Signed-off-by: Bob Copeland <me@bobcopeland.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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