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[PATCH v2] wifi: rtl8xxxu: Fix use after rcu_read_unlock in rtl8xxxu_bss_info_changed

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Commit a8b5aef2cca1 ("wifi: rtl8xxxu: gen2: Enable 40 MHz channel width")
introduced a line where the pointer returned by ieee80211_find_sta() is
used after rcu_read_unlock().

Move rcu_read_unlock() a bit lower to fix this.

Fixes: a8b5aef2cca1 ("wifi: rtl8xxxu: gen2: Enable 40 MHz channel width")
Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
 - Adjust the commit message.
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index e8fcd531c437..28f136064297 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -4645,7 +4645,6 @@ rtl8xxxu_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			if (sta->deflink.ht_cap.cap &
 			    (IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40 | IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20))
 				sgi = 1;
-			rcu_read_unlock();
 
 			highest_rate = fls(ramask) - 1;
 			if (highest_rate < DESC_RATE_MCS0) {
@@ -4670,6 +4669,7 @@ rtl8xxxu_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				else
 					rarpt->txrate.bw = RATE_INFO_BW_20;
 			}
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			bit_rate = cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(&rarpt->txrate);
 			rarpt->bit_rate = bit_rate;
 			rarpt->desc_rate = highest_rate;
-- 
2.38.0



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