From: Wen Gong <wgong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> After base_lock which occupy by ath11k_regd_update, the softirq run for WMI_REG_CHAN_LIST_CC_EVENTID maybe arrived and it also need to accuire the spin lock, then deadlock happend, change to disable softirqis to solve it. [ 235.576990] ================================ [ 235.576991] WARNING: inconsistent lock state [ 235.576993] 5.9.0-rc5-wt-ath+ #196 Not tainted [ 235.576994] -------------------------------- [ 235.576995] inconsistent {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} -> {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} usage. [ 235.576997] kworker/u16:1/98 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes: [ 235.576998] ffff9655f75cad98 (&ab->base_lock){+.?.}-{2:2}, at: ath11k_regd_update+0x28/0x1d0 [ath11k] [ 235.577009] {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} state was registered at: [ 235.577013] __lock_acquire+0x219/0x6e0 [ 235.577015] lock_acquire+0xb6/0x270 [ 235.577018] _raw_spin_lock+0x2c/0x70 [ 235.577023] ath11k_reg_chan_list_event.isra.0+0x10d/0x1e0 [ath11k] [ 235.577028] ath11k_wmi_tlv_op_rx+0x3c3/0x560 [ath11k] [ 235.577033] ath11k_htc_rx_completion_handler+0x207/0x370 [ath11k] [ 235.577039] ath11k_ce_recv_process_cb+0x15e/0x1e0 [ath11k] [ 235.577041] ath11k_pci_ce_tasklet+0x10/0x30 [ath11k_pci] [ 235.577043] tasklet_action_common.constprop.0+0xd4/0xf0 [ 235.577045] __do_softirq+0xc9/0x482 [ 235.577046] asm_call_on_stack+0x12/0x20 [ 235.577048] do_softirq_own_stack+0x49/0x60 [ 235.577049] irq_exit_rcu+0x9a/0xd0 [ 235.577050] common_interrupt+0xa1/0x190 [ 235.577052] asm_common_interrupt+0x1e/0x40 [ 235.577053] cpu_idle_poll.isra.0+0x2e/0x60 [ 235.577055] do_idle+0x5f/0xe0 [ 235.577056] cpu_startup_entry+0x14/0x20 [ 235.577058] start_kernel+0x443/0x464 [ 235.577060] secondary_startup_64+0xa4/0xb0 [ 235.577061] irq event stamp: 432035 [ 235.577063] hardirqs last enabled at (432035): [<ffffffff968d12b4>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x34/0x40 [ 235.577064] hardirqs last disabled at (432034): [<ffffffff968d10d3>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x63/0x80 [ 235.577066] softirqs last enabled at (431998): [<ffffffff967115c1>] inet6_fill_ifla6_attrs+0x3f1/0x430 [ 235.577067] softirqs last disabled at (431996): [<ffffffff9671159f>] inet6_fill_ifla6_attrs+0x3cf/0x430 [ 235.577068] [ 235.577068] other info that might help us debug this: [ 235.577069] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 235.577069] [ 235.577070] CPU0 [ 235.577070] ---- [ 235.577071] lock(&ab->base_lock); [ 235.577072] <Interrupt> [ 235.577073] lock(&ab->base_lock); [ 235.577074] [ 235.577074] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 235.577074] [ 235.577075] 3 locks held by kworker/u16:1/98: [ 235.577076] #0: ffff9655f75b1d48 ((wq_completion)ath11k_qmi_driver_event){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1d3/0x5d0 [ 235.577079] #1: ffffa33cc02f3e70 ((work_completion)(&ab->qmi.event_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1d3/0x5d0 [ 235.577081] #2: ffff9655f75cad50 (&ab->core_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ath11k_core_qmi_firmware_ready.part.0+0x4e/0x160 [ath11k] [ 235.577087] [ 235.577087] stack backtrace: [ 235.577088] CPU: 3 PID: 98 Comm: kworker/u16:1 Not tainted 5.9.0-rc5-wt-ath+ #196 [ 235.577089] Hardware name: Intel(R) Client Systems NUC8i7HVK/NUC8i7HVB, BIOS HNKBLi70.86A.0049.2018.0801.1601 08/01/2018 [ 235.577095] Workqueue: ath11k_qmi_driver_event ath11k_qmi_driver_event_work [ath11k] [ 235.577096] Call Trace: [ 235.577100] dump_stack+0x77/0xa0 [ 235.577102] mark_lock_irq.cold+0x15/0x3c [ 235.577104] mark_lock+0x1d7/0x540 [ 235.577105] mark_usage+0xc7/0x140 [ 235.577107] __lock_acquire+0x219/0x6e0 [ 235.577108] ? sched_clock_cpu+0xc/0xb0 [ 235.577110] lock_acquire+0xb6/0x270 [ 235.577116] ? ath11k_regd_update+0x28/0x1d0 [ath11k] [ 235.577118] ? atomic_notifier_chain_register+0x2d/0x40 [ 235.577120] _raw_spin_lock+0x2c/0x70 [ 235.577125] ? ath11k_regd_update+0x28/0x1d0 [ath11k] [ 235.577130] ath11k_regd_update+0x28/0x1d0 [ath11k] [ 235.577136] __ath11k_mac_register+0x3fb/0x480 [ath11k] [ 235.577141] ath11k_mac_register+0x119/0x180 [ath11k] [ 235.577146] ath11k_core_pdev_create+0x17/0xe0 [ath11k] [ 235.577150] ath11k_core_qmi_firmware_ready.part.0+0x65/0x160 [ath11k] [ 235.577155] ath11k_qmi_driver_event_work+0x1c5/0x230 [ath11k] [ 235.577158] process_one_work+0x265/0x5d0 [ 235.577160] worker_thread+0x49/0x300 [ 235.577161] ? process_one_work+0x5d0/0x5d0 [ 235.577163] kthread+0x135/0x150 [ 235.577164] ? kthread_create_worker_on_cpu+0x60/0x60 [ 235.577166] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 Tested-on: QCA6390 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HST.1.0.1-01740-QCAHSTSWPLZ_V2_TO_X86-1 Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <wgong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c index 0ba80e6f3979..f6a1f0352989 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int ath11k_regd_update(struct ath11k *ar, bool init) ab = ar->ab; pdev_id = ar->pdev_idx; - spin_lock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_lock_bh(&ab->base_lock); if (init) { /* Apply the regd received during init through @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int ath11k_regd_update(struct ath11k *ar, bool init) if (!regd) { ret = -EINVAL; - spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock); goto err; } @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int ath11k_regd_update(struct ath11k *ar, bool init) if (regd_copy) ath11k_copy_regd(regd, regd_copy); - spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock); if (!regd_copy) { ret = -ENOMEM; -- 2.7.4