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Re: [PATCH 7/7] cfg80211/mac80211: move combination check to mac80211 for ibss

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On 19 February 2014 12:28, Luca Coelho <luca@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-02-19 at 12:01 +0100, Michal Kazior wrote:
>> On 19 February 2014 11:00, Luciano Coelho <luca@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > From: Luciano Coelho <luciano.coelho@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> > Now that mac80211 can check the interface combinations itself, move
>> > the combinations check from cfg80211 to mac80211 when joining an IBSS.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho <luciano.coelho@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> >  net/mac80211/ibss.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>> >  net/wireless/ibss.c | 27 ---------------------------
>> >  2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
>> > index 56b0dce..49a25aa 100644
>> > --- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
>> > +++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
>> > @@ -1646,7 +1646,29 @@ int ieee80211_ibss_join(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
>> >         u32 changed = 0;
>> >         u32 rate_flags;
>> >         struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
>> > +       enum ieee80211_chanctx_mode chanmode;
>> > +       struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
>> > +       int radar_detect_width;
>> >         int i;
>> > +       int ret;
>> > +
>> > +       radar_detect_width = cfg80211_chandef_dfs_required(local->hw.wiphy,
>> > +                                                          &params->chandef,
>> > +                                                          sdata->vif.type);
>> > +       if (radar_detect_width < 0)
>> > +               return radar_detect_width;
>> > +
>> > +       if (radar_detect_width > 0 && !params->userspace_handles_dfs)
>> > +               return -EINVAL;
>> > +
>> > +       chanmode = (params->channel_fixed && !radar_detect_width) ?
>> > +               IEEE80211_CHANCTX_SHARED : IEEE80211_CHANCTX_EXCLUSIVE;
>> > +
>> > +       ret = ieee80211_check_combinations(local->hw.wiphy, &sdata->wdev,
>> > +                                          &params->chandef, chanmode,
>> > +                                          radar_detect_width);
>> > +       if (ret < 0)
>> > +               return ret;
>>
>> Aren't you supposed to be holding chanctx_mtx while calling
>> ieee80211_check_combinations()?
>
> Gulp! You're totally right, I missed the mutex here.  I'll add it and
> send it in v2.
>
> I haven't tested IBSS yet, as I said in my cover letter.  This would
> have been caught with the lockdep_assert_held() in
> ieee80211_check_combinations().
>
>
>> I hope you're aware this can end up with not being able to connect?
>> chanctx isn't claimed until __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss() so you could
>> possibly start other interface and break combinations. Or am I missing
>> something?
>
> This is just an early check.  The actual connection may still fail later
> if someone adds another interface meanwhile.  We check that again in
> ieee80211_vif_use_channel().
>
> This was actually broken before my changes, wasn't it? AFAICT the check
> was only done in __cfg80211_join_ibss() and not later when the channel
> was actually taken into use...

True. Maybe it's pointless to perform the check here at all? It
doesn't guarantee anything..


Michał
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