From: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@xxxxxxxxx> This patch fixes a deadlock of sta->lock use, occurring while changing tx aggregation states, as dev_queue_xmit end up in new function test_and_clear_sta_flags that uses that lock thus leading to deadlock. Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <ron.rindjunsky@xxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/main.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++------------- 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c index e5e4a1d..4b57de4 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/main.c +++ b/net/mac80211/main.c @@ -589,8 +589,8 @@ int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid) sta = sta_info_get(local, ra); if (!sta) { printk(KERN_DEBUG "Could not find the station\n"); - rcu_read_unlock(); - return -ENOENT; + ret = -ENOENT; + goto exit; } spin_lock_bh(&sta->lock); @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid) /* we have tried too many times, receiver does not want A-MPDU */ if (sta->ampdu_mlme.addba_req_num[tid] > HT_AGG_MAX_RETRIES) { ret = -EBUSY; - goto start_ba_exit; + goto err_unlock_sta; } state = &sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_state_tx[tid]; @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid) "idle on tid %u\n", tid); #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG */ ret = -EAGAIN; - goto start_ba_exit; + goto err_unlock_sta; } /* prepare A-MPDU MLME for Tx aggregation */ @@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid) printk(KERN_ERR "allocate tx mlme to tid %d failed\n", tid); ret = -ENOMEM; - goto start_ba_exit; + goto err_unlock_sta; } /* Tx timer */ sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]->addba_resp_timer.function = @@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid) printk(KERN_DEBUG "BA request denied - queue unavailable for" " tid %d\n", tid); #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG */ - goto start_ba_err; + goto err_unlock_queue; } sdata = sta->sdata; @@ -665,12 +665,13 @@ int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid) " tid %d\n", tid); #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG */ *state = HT_AGG_STATE_IDLE; - goto start_ba_err; + goto err_unlock_queue; } /* Will put all the packets in the new SW queue */ ieee80211_requeue(local, ieee802_1d_to_ac[tid]); spin_unlock_bh(&local->mdev->queue_lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock); /* send an addBA request */ sta->ampdu_mlme.dialog_token_allocator++; @@ -678,25 +679,26 @@ int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid) sta->ampdu_mlme.dialog_token_allocator; sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]->ssn = start_seq_num; + ieee80211_send_addba_request(sta->sdata->dev, ra, tid, sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]->dialog_token, sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]->ssn, 0x40, 5000); - /* activate the timer for the recipient's addBA response */ sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]->addba_resp_timer.expires = jiffies + ADDBA_RESP_INTERVAL; add_timer(&sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]->addba_resp_timer); printk(KERN_DEBUG "activated addBA response timer on tid %d\n", tid); - goto start_ba_exit; + goto exit; -start_ba_err: +err_unlock_queue: kfree(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]); sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid] = NULL; spin_unlock_bh(&local->mdev->queue_lock); ret = -EBUSY; -start_ba_exit: +err_unlock_sta: spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock); +exit: rcu_read_unlock(); return ret; } @@ -835,10 +837,11 @@ void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u8 tid) } state = &sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_state_tx[tid]; - spin_lock_bh(&sta->lock); + /* NOTE: no need to use sta->lock in this state check, as + * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session will let only + * one stop call to pass through per sta/tid */ if ((*state & HT_AGG_STATE_REQ_STOP_BA_MSK) == 0) { printk(KERN_DEBUG "unexpected callback to A-MPDU stop\n"); - spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock); rcu_read_unlock(); return; } @@ -861,6 +864,7 @@ void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u8 tid) * ieee80211_wake_queue is not used here as this queue is not * necessarily stopped */ netif_schedule(local->mdev); + spin_lock_bh(&sta->lock); *state = HT_AGG_STATE_IDLE; sta->ampdu_mlme.addba_req_num[tid] = 0; kfree(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]); -- 1.5.3.6 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html