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Re: [PATCH v2] mwifiex: add mutex lock for call in mwifiex_dfs_chan_sw_work_queue

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Niels Dossche <dossche.niels@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> cfg80211_ch_switch_notify uses ASSERT_WDEV_LOCK to assert that
> net_device->ieee80211_ptr->mtx (which is the same as priv->wdev.mtx)
> is held during the function's execution.
> mwifiex_dfs_chan_sw_work_queue is one of its callers, which does not
> hold that lock, therefore violating the assertion.
> Add a lock around the call.
> 
> Disclaimer:
> I am currently working on a static analyser to detect missing locks.
> This was a reported case. I manually verified the report by looking
> at the code, so that I do not send wrong information or patches.
> After concluding that this seems to be a true positive, I created
> this patch.
> However, as I do not in fact have this particular hardware,
> I was unable to test it.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <dossche.niels@xxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

3e12968f6d12 mwifiex: add mutex lock for call in mwifiex_dfs_chan_sw_work_queue

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