In the function ieee80211_tx_dequeue() there is a particular locking
sequence:
begin:
spin_lock(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock);
q_stopped = local->queue_stop_reasons[q];
spin_unlock(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock);
However small the chance (increased by ftracetest), an asynchronous
interrupt can occur in between of spin_lock() and spin_unlock(),
and the interrupt routine will attempt to lock the same
&local->queue_stop_reason_lock again.
This will cause a costly reset of the CPU and the wifi device or an
altogether hang in the single CPU and single core scenario.
This is the probable trace of the deadlock:
Apr 10 00:58:33 marvin-IdeaPad-3-15ITL6 kernel: Possible unsafe locking scenario:
Apr 10 00:58:33 marvin-IdeaPad-3-15ITL6 kernel: CPU0
Apr 10 00:58:33 marvin-IdeaPad-3-15ITL6 kernel: ----
Apr 10 00:58:33 marvin-IdeaPad-3-15ITL6 kernel: lock(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock);
Apr 10 00:58:33 marvin-IdeaPad-3-15ITL6 kernel: <Interrupt>
Apr 10 00:58:33 marvin-IdeaPad-3-15ITL6 kernel: lock(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock);
Apr 10 00:58:33 marvin-IdeaPad-3-15ITL6 kernel:
*** DEADLOCK ***
Fixes: 4444bc2116ae ("wifi: mac80211: Proper mark iTXQs for resumption")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/1f58a0d1-d2b9-d851-73c3-93fcc607501c@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
Reported-by: Mirsad Goran Todorovac <mirsad.todorovac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Gregory Greenman <gregory.greenman@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/cdc80531-f25f-6f9d-b15f-25e16130b53a@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
Cc: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Wetzel <alexander@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mirsad Goran Todorovac <mirsad.todorovac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2 -> v3:
- Fix the Fixes: tag as advised.
- change the net: to wifi: to comply with the original patch that
is being fixed.
v1 -> v2:
- Minor rewording and clarification.
- Cc:-ed people that replied to the original bug report (forgotten
in v1 by omission).
net/mac80211/tx.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 7699fb410670..45cb8e7bcc61 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -3781,6 +3781,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
ieee80211_tx_result r;
struct ieee80211_vif *vif = txq->vif;
int q = vif->hw_queue[txq->ac];
+ unsigned long flags;
bool q_stopped;
WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count() == 0);
@@ -3789,9 +3790,9 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
return NULL;
begin:
- spin_lock(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
q_stopped = local->queue_stop_reasons[q];
- spin_unlock(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
if (unlikely(q_stopped)) {
/* mark for waking later */
--
2.30.2
