Move ieee80211_tx_status_ext() outside of status_list lock section in order to avoid locking dependency and possible deadlock reposed by LOCKDEP in below warning. Also do mt76_tx_status_lock() just before it's needed. [ 440.224832] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected [ 440.224833] 5.1.0-rc2+ #22 Not tainted [ 440.224834] ------------------------------------------------------ [ 440.224835] kworker/u16:28/2362 is trying to acquire lock: [ 440.224836] 0000000089b8cacf (&(&q->lock)->rlock#2){+.-.}, at: mt76_wake_tx_queue+0x4c/0xb0 [mt76] [ 440.224842] but task is already holding lock: [ 440.224842] 000000002cfedc59 (&(&sta->lock)->rlock){+.-.}, at: ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb+0x32/0x1f0 [mac80211] [ 440.224863] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 440.224863] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 440.224864] -> #3 (&(&sta->lock)->rlock){+.-.}: [ 440.224869] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x34/0x40 [ 440.224880] ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session+0xe4/0x3d0 [mac80211] [ 440.224894] minstrel_ht_get_rate+0x45c/0x510 [mac80211] [ 440.224906] rate_control_get_rate+0xc1/0x140 [mac80211] [ 440.224918] ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl+0x195/0x3c0 [mac80211] [ 440.224930] ieee80211_xmit_fast+0x26d/0xa50 [mac80211] [ 440.224942] __ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0xfc/0x310 [mac80211] [ 440.224954] ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x38/0x390 [mac80211] [ 440.224956] dev_hard_start_xmit+0xb8/0x300 [ 440.224957] __dev_queue_xmit+0x7d4/0xbb0 [ 440.224968] ip6_finish_output2+0x246/0x860 [ipv6] [ 440.224978] mld_sendpack+0x1bd/0x360 [ipv6] [ 440.224987] mld_ifc_timer_expire+0x1a4/0x2f0 [ipv6] [ 440.224989] call_timer_fn+0x89/0x2a0 [ 440.224990] run_timer_softirq+0x1bd/0x4d0 [ 440.224992] __do_softirq+0xdb/0x47c [ 440.224994] irq_exit+0xfa/0x100 [ 440.224996] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x9a/0x220 [ 440.224997] apic_timer_interrupt+0xf/0x20 [ 440.224999] cpuidle_enter_state+0xc1/0x470 [ 440.225000] do_idle+0x21a/0x260 [ 440.225001] cpu_startup_entry+0x19/0x20 [ 440.225004] start_secondary+0x135/0x170 [ 440.225006] secondary_startup_64+0xa4/0xb0 [ 440.225007] -> #2 (&(&sta->rate_ctrl_lock)->rlock){+.-.}: [ 440.225009] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x34/0x40 [ 440.225022] rate_control_tx_status+0x4f/0xb0 [mac80211] [ 440.225031] ieee80211_tx_status_ext+0x142/0x1a0 [mac80211] [ 440.225035] mt76x02_send_tx_status+0x2e4/0x340 [mt76x02_lib] [ 440.225037] mt76x02_tx_status_data+0x31/0x40 [mt76x02_lib] [ 440.225040] mt76u_tx_status_data+0x51/0xa0 [mt76_usb] [ 440.225042] process_one_work+0x237/0x5d0 [ 440.225043] worker_thread+0x3c/0x390 [ 440.225045] kthread+0x11d/0x140 [ 440.225046] ret_from_fork+0x3a/0x50 [ 440.225047] -> #1 (&(&list->lock)->rlock#8){+.-.}: [ 440.225049] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x34/0x40 [ 440.225052] mt76_tx_status_skb_add+0x51/0x100 [mt76] [ 440.225054] mt76x02u_tx_prepare_skb+0xbd/0x116 [mt76x02_usb] [ 440.225056] mt76u_tx_queue_skb+0x5f/0x180 [mt76_usb] [ 440.225058] mt76_tx+0x93/0x190 [mt76] [ 440.225070] ieee80211_tx_frags+0x148/0x210 [mac80211] [ 440.225081] __ieee80211_tx+0x75/0x1b0 [mac80211] [ 440.225092] ieee80211_tx+0xde/0x110 [mac80211] [ 440.225105] __ieee80211_tx_skb_tid_band+0x72/0x90 [mac80211] [ 440.225122] ieee80211_send_auth+0x1f3/0x360 [mac80211] [ 440.225141] ieee80211_auth.cold.40+0x6c/0x100 [mac80211] [ 440.225156] ieee80211_mgd_auth.cold.50+0x132/0x15f [mac80211] [ 440.225171] cfg80211_mlme_auth+0x149/0x360 [cfg80211] [ 440.225181] nl80211_authenticate+0x273/0x2e0 [cfg80211] [ 440.225183] genl_family_rcv_msg+0x196/0x3a0 [ 440.225184] genl_rcv_msg+0x47/0x8e [ 440.225185] netlink_rcv_skb+0x3a/0xf0 [ 440.225187] genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 [ 440.225188] netlink_unicast+0x16d/0x210 [ 440.225189] netlink_sendmsg+0x204/0x3b0 [ 440.225191] sock_sendmsg+0x36/0x40 [ 440.225193] ___sys_sendmsg+0x259/0x2b0 [ 440.225194] __sys_sendmsg+0x47/0x80 [ 440.225196] do_syscall_64+0x60/0x1f0 [ 440.225197] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe [ 440.225198] -> #0 (&(&q->lock)->rlock#2){+.-.}: [ 440.225200] lock_acquire+0xb9/0x1a0 [ 440.225202] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x34/0x40 [ 440.225204] mt76_wake_tx_queue+0x4c/0xb0 [mt76] [ 440.225215] ieee80211_agg_start_txq+0xe8/0x2b0 [mac80211] [ 440.225225] ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb+0xb8/0x1f0 [mac80211] [ 440.225235] ieee80211_ba_session_work+0x1c1/0x2f0 [mac80211] [ 440.225236] process_one_work+0x237/0x5d0 [ 440.225237] worker_thread+0x3c/0x390 [ 440.225239] kthread+0x11d/0x140 [ 440.225240] ret_from_fork+0x3a/0x50 [ 440.225240] other info that might help us debug this: [ 440.225241] Chain exists of: &(&q->lock)->rlock#2 --> &(&sta->rate_ctrl_lock)->rlock --> &(&sta->lock)->rlock [ 440.225243] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 440.225244] CPU0 CPU1 [ 440.225244] ---- ---- [ 440.225245] lock(&(&sta->lock)->rlock); [ 440.225245] lock(&(&sta->rate_ctrl_lock)->rlock); [ 440.225246] lock(&(&sta->lock)->rlock); [ 440.225247] lock(&(&q->lock)->rlock#2); [ 440.225248] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 440.225249] 5 locks held by kworker/u16:28/2362: [ 440.225250] #0: 0000000048fcd291 ((wq_completion)phy0){+.+.}, at: process_one_work+0x1b5/0x5d0 [ 440.225252] #1: 00000000f1c6828f ((work_completion)(&sta->ampdu_mlme.work)){+.+.}, at: process_one_work+0x1b5/0x5d0 [ 440.225254] #2: 00000000433d2b2c (&sta->ampdu_mlme.mtx){+.+.}, at: ieee80211_ba_session_work+0x5c/0x2f0 [mac80211] [ 440.225265] #3: 000000002cfedc59 (&(&sta->lock)->rlock){+.-.}, at: ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb+0x32/0x1f0 [mac80211] [ 440.225276] #4: 000000009d7b9a44 (rcu_read_lock){....}, at: ieee80211_agg_start_txq+0x33/0x2b0 [mac80211] [ 440.225286] stack backtrace: [ 440.225288] CPU: 2 PID: 2362 Comm: kworker/u16:28 Not tainted 5.1.0-rc2+ #22 [ 440.225289] Hardware name: LENOVO 20KGS23S0P/20KGS23S0P, BIOS N23ET55W (1.30 ) 08/31/2018 [ 440.225300] Workqueue: phy0 ieee80211_ba_session_work [mac80211] [ 440.225301] Call Trace: [ 440.225304] dump_stack+0x85/0xc0 [ 440.225306] print_circular_bug.isra.38.cold.58+0x15c/0x195 [ 440.225307] check_prev_add.constprop.48+0x5f0/0xc00 [ 440.225309] ? check_prev_add.constprop.48+0x39d/0xc00 [ 440.225311] ? __lock_acquire+0x41d/0x1100 [ 440.225312] __lock_acquire+0xd98/0x1100 [ 440.225313] ? __lock_acquire+0x41d/0x1100 [ 440.225315] lock_acquire+0xb9/0x1a0 [ 440.225317] ? mt76_wake_tx_queue+0x4c/0xb0 [mt76] [ 440.225319] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x34/0x40 [ 440.225321] ? mt76_wake_tx_queue+0x4c/0xb0 [mt76] [ 440.225323] mt76_wake_tx_queue+0x4c/0xb0 [mt76] [ 440.225334] ieee80211_agg_start_txq+0xe8/0x2b0 [mac80211] [ 440.225344] ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb+0xb8/0x1f0 [mac80211] [ 440.225354] ieee80211_ba_session_work+0x1c1/0x2f0 [mac80211] [ 440.225356] process_one_work+0x237/0x5d0 [ 440.225358] worker_thread+0x3c/0x390 [ 440.225359] ? wq_calc_node_cpumask+0x70/0x70 [ 440.225360] kthread+0x11d/0x140 [ 440.225362] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x40/0x40 [ 440.225363] ret_from_fork+0x3a/0x50 Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fixes: 88046b2c9f6d ("mt76: add support for reporting tx status with skb") Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x02_mac.c | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x02_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x02_mac.c index 1eb669ccd5a7..4a77d509a86b 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x02_mac.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76x02_mac.c @@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ void mt76x02_send_tx_status(struct mt76x02_dev *dev, return; rcu_read_lock(); - mt76_tx_status_lock(mdev, &list); if (stat->wcid < ARRAY_SIZE(dev->mt76.wcid)) wcid = rcu_dereference(dev->mt76.wcid[stat->wcid]); @@ -479,6 +478,8 @@ void mt76x02_send_tx_status(struct mt76x02_dev *dev, drv_priv); } + mt76_tx_status_lock(mdev, &list); + if (wcid) { if (stat->pktid >= MT_PACKET_ID_FIRST) status.skb = mt76_tx_status_skb_get(mdev, wcid, @@ -498,7 +499,9 @@ void mt76x02_send_tx_status(struct mt76x02_dev *dev, if (*update == 0 && stat_val == stat_cache && stat->wcid == msta->status.wcid && msta->n_frames < 32) { msta->n_frames++; - goto out; + mt76_tx_status_unlock(mdev, &list); + rcu_read_unlock(); + return; } mt76x02_mac_fill_tx_status(dev, status.info, &msta->status, @@ -514,11 +517,10 @@ void mt76x02_send_tx_status(struct mt76x02_dev *dev, if (status.skb) mt76_tx_status_skb_done(mdev, status.skb, &list); - else - ieee80211_tx_status_ext(mt76_hw(dev), &status); - -out: mt76_tx_status_unlock(mdev, &list); + + if (!status.skb) + ieee80211_tx_status_ext(mt76_hw(dev), &status); rcu_read_unlock(); } -- 2.20.1