Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Commit c3718936ec47 ("ipv6: anycast: complete RCU handling of struct
> ifacaddr6") converted struct inet6_dev::ac_list to use RCU but missed that
> ath11k also accesses this list. Now sparse warns:
>
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:9145:21: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces)
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:9145:21: expected struct ifacaddr6 *ifaca6
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:9145:21: got struct ifacaddr6 [noderef] __rcu *ac_list
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:9145:53: warning: incorrect type in assignment (different address spaces)
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:9145:53: expected struct ifacaddr6 *ifaca6
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:9145:53: got struct ifacaddr6 [noderef] __rcu *aca_next
>
> Fix it by using rtnl_dereference(). Also add a note that read_lock_bh() calls
> rcu_read_lock() which I was not aware of.
>
> Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.37
>
> Fixes: c3718936ec47 ("ipv6: anycast: complete RCU handling of struct ifacaddr6")
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch applied to wireless.git, thanks.
feafe59c8975 wifi: ath11k: use RCU when accessing struct inet6_dev::ac_list
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