The driver_data area of ieee80211_tx_info is used in ath11k for
ath11k_skb_cb. The first function in the TX patch which rewrites it to
ath11k_skb_cb is already ath11k_mac_op_tx. No one else in the code path
must use it for something else before it reinitializes it. Otherwise the
data has to be considered uninitialized or corrupt.
But the ieee80211_tx_info.control shares exactly the same area as
ieee80211_tx_info.driver_data and ath11k is still using it. This results in
best case in a
ath11k c000000.wifi1: no vif found for mgmt frame, flags 0x0
or (slightly worse) in a kernel oops.
Instead, the interesting data must be moved first into the ath11k_skb_cb
and ieee80211_tx_info.control must then not be used anymore.
Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 WLAN.HK.2.4.0.1.r1-00026-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-2
Fixes: d5c65159f289 ("ath11k: driver for Qualcomm IEEE 802.11ax devices")
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 20 +++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index 7f8dd47d2333..0296ba925455 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -3977,21 +3977,20 @@ static void ath11k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_purge(struct ath11k *ar)
static void ath11k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct ath11k *ar = container_of(work, struct ath11k, wmi_mgmt_tx_work);
- struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
+ struct ath11k_skb_cb *skb_cb;
struct ath11k_vif *arvif;
struct sk_buff *skb;
int ret;
while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&ar->wmi_mgmt_tx_queue)) != NULL) {
- info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
- if (!info->control.vif) {
- ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "no vif found for mgmt frame, flags 0x%x\n",
- info->control.flags);
+ skb_cb = ATH11K_SKB_CB(skb);
+ if (!skb_cb->vif) {
+ ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "no vif found for mgmt frame\n");
ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, skb);
continue;
}
- arvif = ath11k_vif_to_arvif(info->control.vif);
+ arvif = ath11k_vif_to_arvif(skb_cb->vif);
if (ar->allocated_vdev_map & (1LL << arvif->vdev_id) &&
arvif->is_started) {
ret = ath11k_mac_mgmt_tx_wmi(ar, arvif, skb);
@@ -4004,8 +4003,8 @@ static void ath11k_mgmt_over_wmi_tx_work(struct work_struct *work)
}
} else {
ath11k_warn(ar->ab,
- "dropping mgmt frame for vdev %d, flags 0x%x is_started %d\n",
- arvif->vdev_id, info->control.flags,
+ "dropping mgmt frame for vdev %d, is_started %d\n",
+ arvif->vdev_id,
arvif->is_started);
ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->hw, skb);
}
@@ -4053,10 +4052,13 @@ static void ath11k_mac_op_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_vif *vif = info->control.vif;
struct ath11k_vif *arvif = ath11k_vif_to_arvif(vif);
struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+ u32 info_flags = info->flags;
bool is_prb_rsp;
int ret;
- if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_HW_80211_ENCAP) {
+ skb_cb->vif = vif;
+
+ if (info_flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_HW_80211_ENCAP) {
skb_cb->flags |= ATH11K_SKB_HW_80211_ENCAP;
} else if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control)) {
is_prb_rsp = ieee80211_is_probe_resp(hdr->frame_control);
--
2.29.2
