From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> If NEED_DTIM_BEFORE_ASSOC isn't set, then we don't need to enter an RCU critical section and look up the beacon elements. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/mlme.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c index 09b79fb42bb8..0614712236de 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c +++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c @@ -6269,7 +6269,6 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd; struct ieee80211_bss *bss = (void *)req->bss->priv; struct ieee80211_mgd_assoc_data *assoc_data; - const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *beacon_ies; struct ieee80211_vif_cfg *vif_cfg = &sdata->vif.cfg; const struct element *ssid_elem; struct ieee80211_link_data *link = &sdata->deflink; @@ -6487,22 +6486,25 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, link->smps_mode = link->u.mgd.req_smps; } - rcu_read_lock(); - beacon_ies = rcu_dereference(req->bss->beacon_ies); + if (ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, NEED_DTIM_BEFORE_ASSOC)) { + const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *beacon_ies; - if (ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, NEED_DTIM_BEFORE_ASSOC) && - !beacon_ies) { - /* - * Wait up to one beacon interval ... - * should this be more if we miss one? - */ - sdata_info(sdata, "waiting for beacon from %pM\n", - link->u.mgd.bssid); - assoc_data->timeout = TU_TO_EXP_TIME(req->bss->beacon_interval); - assoc_data->timeout_started = true; - assoc_data->need_beacon = true; + rcu_read_lock(); + beacon_ies = rcu_dereference(req->bss->beacon_ies); + + if (beacon_ies) { + /* + * Wait up to one beacon interval ... + * should this be more if we miss one? + */ + sdata_info(sdata, "waiting for beacon from %pM\n", + link->u.mgd.bssid); + assoc_data->timeout = TU_TO_EXP_TIME(req->bss->beacon_interval); + assoc_data->timeout_started = true; + assoc_data->need_beacon = true; + } + rcu_read_unlock(); } - rcu_read_unlock(); run_again(sdata, assoc_data->timeout); -- 2.36.1