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spin_lock_irqsave() //(2)\n (wait timer to stop)      |  ...\n\nWe hold ieee->beacon_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and use\ndel_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler\nalso need ieee->beacon_lock in position (2) of thread 2.\nAs a result, ieee80211_beacons_stop() will block forever.\n\nThis patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of\nspin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain\nthe needed 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