spin_lock/spin_unlock are used in ath11k_reg_chan_list_event to acquire/release ab->base_lock. For now this is safe because that function is only called in soft IRQ context. But ath11k_reg_chan_list_event() will be called from process context in an upcoming patch, and this can result in a deadlock if ab->base_lock is acquired in process context and then soft IRQ occurs on the same CPU and tries to acquire that lock. Fix it by using spin_lock_bh and spin_unlock_bh instead. Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.23 Fixes: 69a0fcf8a9f2 ("ath11k: Avoid reg rules update during firmware recovery") Signed-off-by: Baochen Qiang <quic_bqiang@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <quic_wgong@xxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- v7: no change. drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c index 83971517bac8..9798072d7e2b 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c @@ -7139,13 +7139,13 @@ int ath11k_reg_handle_chan_list(struct ath11k_base *ab, /* Avoid default reg rule updates sent during FW recovery if * it is already available */ - spin_lock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_lock_bh(&ab->base_lock); if (test_bit(ATH11K_FLAG_RECOVERY, &ab->dev_flags) && ab->default_regd[pdev_idx]) { - spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock); goto retfail; } - spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock); if (pdev_idx >= ab->num_radios) { /* Process the event for phy0 only if single_pdev_only @@ -7198,7 +7198,7 @@ int ath11k_reg_handle_chan_list(struct ath11k_base *ab, ab->reg_info_store[pdev_idx] = *reg_info; } - spin_lock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_lock_bh(&ab->base_lock); if (ab->default_regd[pdev_idx]) { /* The initial rules from FW after WMI Init is to build * the default regd. From then on, any rules updated for @@ -7218,7 +7218,7 @@ int ath11k_reg_handle_chan_list(struct ath11k_base *ab, ab->default_regd[pdev_idx] = regd; } ab->dfs_region = reg_info->dfs_region; - spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock); return 0; -- 2.25.1