From: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@xxxxxxxxxx>
Indeed, sta was used after call to rcu_unlock()
Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
index 80a2a9e8256f..d50b583af187 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/sta.c
@@ -690,10 +690,9 @@ static void wfx_join_finalize(struct wfx_vif *wvif,
struct ieee80211_sta *sta = NULL;
wvif->beacon_int = info->beacon_int;
- rcu_read_lock();
+ rcu_read_lock(); // protect sta
if (info->bssid && !info->ibss_joined)
sta = ieee80211_find_sta(wvif->vif, info->bssid);
- rcu_read_unlock();
if (sta)
wvif->bss_params.operational_rate_set =
wfx_rate_mask_to_hw(wvif->wdev, sta->supp_rates[wvif->channel->band]);
@@ -712,6 +711,7 @@ static void wfx_join_finalize(struct wfx_vif *wvif,
wvif->bss_params.aid = info->aid;
hif_set_association_mode(wvif, info, sta ? &sta->ht_cap : NULL);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
if (!info->ibss_joined) {
hif_keep_alive_period(wvif, 30 /* sec */);
--
2.25.0
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