On 2021-02-12 03:13, Shuah Khan wrote: > ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr() must be called under the RCU lock and > the resulting pointer is only valid under RCU lock as well. > > Fix rtw_rx_addr_match_iter() to hold RCU read lock before it calls > ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr() and release it when the resulting > pointer is no longer needed. > > This problem was found while reviewing code to debug RCU warn from > ath10k_wmi_tlv_parse_peer_stats_info() and a subsequent manual audit > of other callers of ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr() that don't hold > RCU read lock. > > Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> This one also seems unnecessary. rtw_rx_addr_match_iter is called by ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic, which acquires the RCU read lock before calling it. - Felix
