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[RFC 12/14] cfg80211: move devlist locking out of can_change_interface

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Soon this function will be called for .start_ap,
.join_ibss, .join_mesh and .auth which may be run
under devlist_mtx lock already.

Change-Id: Ia7502d22f15df1bbda8a1a7dee63553ee5adb22c
Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 net/wireless/core.c |    2 ++
 net/wireless/util.c |    5 +++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 1596d18..d0caca8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,9 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb,
 			return notifier_from_errno(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 		if (rfkill_blocked(rdev->rfkill))
 			return notifier_from_errno(-ERFKILL);
+		mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 		ret = cfg80211_can_add_interface(rdev, wdev->iftype);
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 		if (ret)
 			return notifier_from_errno(ret);
 		cfg80211_update_iface_num(rdev, wdev, 1);
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 252ba8d..9449a60 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -806,8 +806,10 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	if (ntype != otype && netif_running(dev)) {
+		mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 		err = cfg80211_can_change_interface(rdev, dev->ieee80211_ptr,
 						    ntype);
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
@@ -944,6 +946,7 @@ int cfg80211_can_change_interface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	int i, j;
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 
 	/* Always allow software iftypes */
 	if (rdev->wiphy.software_iftypes & BIT(iftype))
@@ -953,7 +956,6 @@ int cfg80211_can_change_interface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 	num[iftype] = 1;
 
-	mutex_lock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 	list_for_each_entry(wdev_iter, &rdev->netdev_list, list) {
 		if (wdev_iter == wdev)
 			continue;
@@ -966,7 +968,6 @@ int cfg80211_can_change_interface(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		num[wdev_iter->iftype]++;
 		total++;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&rdev->devlist_mtx);
 
 	if (total == 1 && rdev->wiphy.n_iface_combinations == 0)
 		return 0;
-- 
1.7.0.4

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