ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_node() was calling cfg80211_inform_bss_frame()
with CFP_KERNEL but the function is executed with a spin lock taken.
This is wrong and the function must use GFP_ATOMIC instead.
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c | 3 ++-
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index b9090b8..eff9983 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ static inline bool is_ch_11a(u16 ch)
return (!((ch >= 2412) && (ch <= 2484)));
}
+/* struct ath6kl_node_table::nt_nodelock is locked when calling this */
static void ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_node(void *arg, struct bss *ni)
{
struct wiphy *wiphy = (struct wiphy *)arg;
@@ -769,7 +770,7 @@ static void ath6kl_cfg80211_scan_node(void *arg, struct bss *ni)
"%s: bssid %pM ch %d freq %d size %d\n", __func__,
mgmt->bssid, channel->hw_value, freq, size);
cfg80211_inform_bss_frame(wiphy, channel, mgmt,
- size, signal, GFP_KERNEL);
+ size, signal, GFP_ATOMIC);
kfree(ieeemgmtbuf);
}
--
1.7.1
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