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Re: [RFT] brcmfmac: add support to move wiphy instance into network namespace

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On 17-3-2017 10:06, Arend Van Spriel wrote:
> On 16-3-2017 22:51, Mark Asselstine wrote:
>> On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 9:51:52 PM EDT Arend van Spriel wrote:
>>> To support network namespace the driver must assure all created
>>> network interfaces are in the same namespace as the wiphy instance.
>>>
>>> Reported-by: Mark Asselstine <mark.asselstine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> Hi Mark,
>>>
>>> Please check this patch. I can not say I am an expert when it comes
>>> to using namespaces. So let me know if it works and I can change
>>> Reported-by into Tested-by.
>>
>> Seems to pass the tests I threw at it. Seems happy with namespaces.
> 
> I tested it myself and noticed something unexpected. Upon changing from
> &init_net to brcm-wifi the wdev id has changed from 0x1 to 0x2 (see
> below) and upon going from brcm-wifi to &init_net both interface change
> their wdev id.

Hi Johannes,

Seems we get a NETDEV_REGISTER notification when changing to other
namespace thus increasing the struct wireless_dev::identifier.

# insmod brcmfmac
[253715.650567] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware version = wl0:
Feb 28 2017 12:44:14 version 7.112.21 (TOB) (r588403) FWID 01-3439bdc5
[253715.669388] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_reg_notifier: not a ISO3166
code (0x30 0x30)
[253715.698289] ieee80211 phy0: wdev id changed: 0 -> 1
[253715.704032] brcmfmac 0000:02:00.0 wlan3: renamed from wlan0
[253715.732362] systemd-udevd[21461]: renamed network interface wlan0 to
wlan3
[253715.779859] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan3: link is not ready
[253721.326349] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan3: link becomes ready
# iw phy0 set netns 21499
[253788.877846] ieee80211 phy0: wdev id changed: 1 -> 2
[253788.886710] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_reg_notifier: not a ISO3166
code (0x30 0x30)

I guess this is intended behavior?

Regards,
Arend

> Regards,
> Arend
> 
>      Terminal 1                 Terminal 2
>      -------------------------- ---------------------------------
>      # ip netns add brcm-wifi
>                                 # iw dev
>                                 phy#0
>                                         Interface wlan3
>                                                 ifindex 11
>                                                 wdev 0x1
>      # ip netns exec brcm-wifi bash
>      # iw dev
>      # echo $$
>      20337
>                                 # iw phy0 set netns 20337
>      # iw dev
>      phy#0
>         Interface wlan3
>                 ifindex 11
>                 *wdev 0x2*
>      # iw phy0 interface add wl3.ap type __ap
>      # iw dev
>      phy#0
>         Interface wl3.ap
>                 ifindex 2
>                 wdev 0x3
>         Interface wlan3
>                 ifindex 11
>                 wdev 0x2
>                                 # iw dev
>      # iw phy0 set netns 1
>      # iw dev
>                                 # iw dev
>                                 phy#0
>                                         Interface wl3.ap
>                                                 ifindex 12
>                                                 *wdev 0x5*
>                                         Interface wlan3
>                                                 ifindex 11
>                                                 *wdev 0x4*
> 
>> Mark
>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Arend
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c | 3 ++-
>>>  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c     | 5 ++++-
>>>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
>>> b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c index
>>> 3856de6..e0d65df 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
>>> @@ -6450,7 +6450,8 @@ static int brcmf_setup_wiphy(struct wiphy *wiphy,
>>> struct brcmf_if *ifp) BIT(NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_BAND_PREF) |
>>>  				    BIT(NL80211_BSS_SELECT_ATTR_RSSI_ADJUST);
>>>
>>> -	wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT |
>>> +	wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_NETNS_OK |
>>> +			WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT |
>>>  			WIPHY_FLAG_OFFCHAN_TX |
>>>  			WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL;
>>>  	if (brcmf_feat_is_enabled(ifp, BRCMF_FEAT_TDLS))
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
>>> b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c index
>>> 22b4883..74ede27 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
>>> @@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ static int brcmf_netdev_open(struct net_device *ndev)
>>>  int brcmf_net_attach(struct brcmf_if *ifp, bool rtnl_locked)
>>>  {
>>>  	struct brcmf_pub *drvr = ifp->drvr;
>>> +	struct wiphy *wiphy;
>>>  	struct net_device *ndev;
>>>  	s32 err;
>>>
>>> @@ -476,8 +477,10 @@ int brcmf_net_attach(struct brcmf_if *ifp, bool
>>> rtnl_locked) ndev->needed_headroom += drvr->hdrlen;
>>>  	ndev->ethtool_ops = &brcmf_ethtool_ops;
>>>
>>> -	/* set the mac address */
>>> +	/* set the mac address & netns */
>>>  	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, ifp->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
>>> +	wiphy = cfg_to_wiphy(drvr->config);
>>> +	dev_net_set(ndev, wiphy_net(wiphy));
>>>
>>>  	INIT_WORK(&ifp->multicast_work, _brcmf_set_multicast_list);
>>>  	INIT_WORK(&ifp->ndoffload_work, _brcmf_update_ndtable);
>>
>>



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