if (!net_device)
return -ENODEV;
+ /* We may race with netvsc_connect_vsp()/netvsc_init_buf() and get
+ * here before the negotiation with the host is finished and
+ * send_section_map may not be allocated yet.
+ */
+ if (!net_device->send_section_map)
+ return -EAGAIN;
+
out_channel = net_device->chn_table[q_idx];
packet->send_buf_index = NETVSC_INVALID_INDEX;