Adi Ratiu <adi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> commit cfda2d8e2314 ("ath9k: Fix beacon configuration for
> addition/removal of interfaces") reworked beacon configs to happen at
> IF changes and missed cases when NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION has no beacons
> with the corresponding values iter_data.primary_beacon_vif == 0 and
> iter_data.nbcnvifs == 0 in ath9k_calculate_summary_state(), thus
> calling ath9k_beacon_config() with null and giving the below warning.
>
> Fix this by calling beacon config only when a beacon actually exists,
> i.e. by checking iter_data.beacons which should be set only inside
> ath9k_vif_iter_set_beacon() (the line "iter_data.beacons = true;" in
> ath9k_calculate_summary_state() is a bug in above rework commit).
>
> [ 16.910537] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [ 16.910549] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 6 at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c:642 ath9k_beacon_config+0x12c/0x130 [ath9k]
> [ 16.910551] Modules linked in: intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel kvm irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel ghash_clmulni_intel hid_generic aesni_intel usbhid hid aes_x86_64 joydev mousedev arc4 lrw ath9k dell_laptop ath9k_common ath9k_hw ath mac80211 gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper dell_smbios input_leds cryptd led_class snd_hda_codec_hdmi psmouse cfg80211 serio_raw atkbd snd_hda_codec_realtek libps2 rfkill r8169 sr_mod snd_hda_codec_generic dcdbas cdrom mii snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_hda_core i8042 snd_pcm snd_timer serio ac xhci_pci xhci_hcd battery i2c_i801 tpm_tis pcspkr tpm_tis_core evdev shpchp lpc_ich i2c_smbus tpm sch_fq_codel ip_tables x_tables
> [ 16.910620] CPU: 2 PID: 6 Comm: kworker/u16:0 Not tainted 4.8.0-rc1-next-20160815-g118253a #1
> [ 16.910621] Hardware name: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3521/018DYG, BIOS A14 07/31/2015
> [ 16.910648] Workqueue: phy0 ieee80211_iface_work [mac80211]
> [ 16.910652] 0000000000000000 ffff880159f13630 ffffffff813140f0 0000000000000000
> [ 16.910657] 0000000000000000 ffff880159f13670 ffffffff8106b22b 0000028200000202
> [ 16.910661] ffff880156bc1500 0000000000000000 ffff880153cc8018 ffff880153cc8018
> [ 16.910666] Call Trace:
> [ 16.910674] [<ffffffff813140f0>] dump_stack+0x63/0x83
> [ 16.910678] [<ffffffff8106b22b>] __warn+0xcb/0xf0
> [ 16.910682] [<ffffffff8106b31d>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1d/0x20
> [ 16.910690] [<ffffffffa02fceec>] ath9k_beacon_config+0x12c/0x130 [ath9k]
> [ 16.910696] [<ffffffffa03010f6>] ath9k_calculate_summary_state+0xf6/0x350 [ath9k]
> [ 16.910703] [<ffffffffa0301b46>] ath9k_bss_info_changed+0x186/0x1a0 [ath9k]
> [ 16.910720] [<ffffffffa025dd71>] ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify+0xb1/0x200 [mac80211]
> [ 16.910737] [<ffffffffa02c088c>] ieee80211_assoc_success+0x677/0xdeb [mac80211]
> [ 16.910746] [<ffffffff810adea2>] ? up+0x32/0x50
> [ 16.910751] [<ffffffff810bcf3b>] ? wake_up_klogd+0x3b/0x50
> [ 16.910755] [<ffffffff810bd489>] ? console_unlock+0x539/0x5f0
> [ 16.910760] [<ffffffff810bd794>] ? vprintk_emit+0x254/0x490
> [ 16.910765] [<ffffffff810bdb3f>] ? vprintk_default+0x1f/0x30
> [ 16.910769] [<ffffffff8114854d>] ? printk+0x48/0x50
> [ 16.910788] [<ffffffffa02ad0c2>] ieee80211_rx_mgmt_assoc_resp+0x152/0x4c0 [mac80211]
> [ 16.910807] [<ffffffffa02ade3f>] ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt+0x18f/0x840 [mac80211]
> [ 16.910813] [<ffffffff810d0a40>] ? lock_timer_base.isra.2+0x80/0xa0
> [ 16.910817] [<ffffffff810ad896>] ? cpuacct_charge+0x86/0xa0
> [ 16.910822] [<ffffffff8109d8e7>] ? update_curr+0xb7/0x160
> [ 16.910827] [<ffffffff8109e54c>] ? dequeue_entity+0x24c/0xa20
> [ 16.910831] [<ffffffff8109f2e3>] ? dequeue_task_fair+0x5c3/0x960
> [ 16.910848] [<ffffffffa02735b4>] ? ieee80211_iface_work+0xd4/0x410 [mac80211]
> [ 16.910865] [<ffffffffa0273775>] ieee80211_iface_work+0x295/0x410 [mac80211]
> [ 16.910870] [<ffffffff81090537>] ? finish_task_switch+0x77/0x1e0
> [ 16.910875] [<ffffffff810832d5>] process_one_work+0x1e5/0x470
> [ 16.910880] [<ffffffff810835a8>] worker_thread+0x48/0x4e0
> [ 16.910885] [<ffffffff81083560>] ? process_one_work+0x470/0x470
> [ 16.910888] [<ffffffff81088f09>] kthread+0xc9/0xe0
> [ 16.910894] [<ffffffff81028723>] ? __switch_to+0x2c3/0x610
> [ 16.910899] [<ffffffff8173a67f>] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40
> [ 16.910902] [<ffffffff81088e40>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x40/0x40
> [ 16.910904] ---[ end trace aa169ad4461f2f18 ]---
>
> Signed-off-by: Ioan-Adrian Ratiu <adi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Benjamin, does this look reasonable to you? I'm planning to queue this for 4.8.
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9281191/
