2022-03-15 01:57:47

by Niels Dossche

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Subject: [PATCH] ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

ath11k_peer_find_by_addr states via lockdep that ab->base_lock must be
held when calling that function in order to protect the list. All
callers except ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx have that lock
acquired when calling ath11k_peer_find_by_addr. That lock is also not
transitively held by a path towards ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
The solution is to acquire the lock when calling
ath11k_peer_find_by_addr inside ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.

Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index 07f499d5ec92..5db2333478a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -7077,9 +7077,15 @@ ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
WARN_ON(!arvif->is_started);

if (ab->hw_params.vdev_start_delay &&
- arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR &&
- ath11k_peer_find_by_addr(ab, ar->mac_addr))
- ath11k_peer_delete(ar, arvif->vdev_id, ar->mac_addr);
+ arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR) {
+ struct ath11k_peer *peer;
+
+ spin_lock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
+ peer = ath11k_peer_find_by_addr(ab, ar->mac_addr);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock);
+ if (peer)
+ ath11k_peer_delete(ar, arvif->vdev_id, ar->mac_addr);
+ }

if (arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR) {
ret = ath11k_mac_monitor_stop(ar);
--
2.35.1


2022-03-17 03:26:38

by Niels Dossche

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

On 3/16/22 07:13, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Niels Dossche <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr states via lockdep that ab->base_lock must be
>> held when calling that function in order to protect the list. All
>> callers except ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx have that lock
>> acquired when calling ath11k_peer_find_by_addr. That lock is also not
>> transitively held by a path towards ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>> The solution is to acquire the lock when calling
>> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr inside ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>>
>> Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
>> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <[email protected]>
>
> On what hardware and firmware version did you test this?
>

Hi Kalle

Thanks for your reply.
I am currently working on a static analyser to detect missing locks.
This was a reported case. I manually verified the report by looking
at the code, so that I do not send wrong information or patches.
After concluding that this seems to be a true positive, I created this patch.
However, as I do not in fact have this particular hardware, I was unable to test it.

Thanks

2022-03-17 04:41:41

by Niels Dossche

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

On 16/03/2022 15:34, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Niels Dossche <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> On 3/16/22 07:13, Kalle Valo wrote:
>>> Niels Dossche <[email protected]> writes:
>>>
>>>> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr states via lockdep that ab->base_lock must be
>>>> held when calling that function in order to protect the list. All
>>>> callers except ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx have that lock
>>>> acquired when calling ath11k_peer_find_by_addr. That lock is also not
>>>> transitively held by a path towards ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>>>> The solution is to acquire the lock when calling
>>>> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr inside ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>>>>
>>>> Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
>>>> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <[email protected]>
>>>
>>> On what hardware and firmware version did you test this?
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
>> I am currently working on a static analyser to detect missing locks.
>> This was a reported case. I manually verified the report by looking
>> at the code, so that I do not send wrong information or patches.
>> After concluding that this seems to be a true positive, I created this patch.
>> However, as I do not in fact have this particular hardware, I was unable to test it.
>
> Ah, I didn't realise this. If you are using a tool to find errors in the
> code it's always a good idea to document that in the commit log. I'll
> add an edited version of what wrote you above in the commit log, ok?
>

I will make sure to write that in future commits, sorry for the inconvenience.
Adding an edited version of what I write to the commit log is okay for me, thanks!

2022-03-17 05:16:05

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

Niels Dossche <[email protected]> writes:

> On 3/16/22 07:13, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Niels Dossche <[email protected]> writes:
>>
>>> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr states via lockdep that ab->base_lock must be
>>> held when calling that function in order to protect the list. All
>>> callers except ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx have that lock
>>> acquired when calling ath11k_peer_find_by_addr. That lock is also not
>>> transitively held by a path towards ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>>> The solution is to acquire the lock when calling
>>> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr inside ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>>>
>>> Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
>>> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <[email protected]>
>>
>> On what hardware and firmware version did you test this?
>>
>
> Thanks for your reply.
> I am currently working on a static analyser to detect missing locks.
> This was a reported case. I manually verified the report by looking
> at the code, so that I do not send wrong information or patches.
> After concluding that this seems to be a true positive, I created this patch.
> However, as I do not in fact have this particular hardware, I was unable to test it.

Ah, I didn't realise this. If you are using a tool to find errors in the
code it's always a good idea to document that in the commit log. I'll
add an edited version of what wrote you above in the commit log, ok?

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2022-03-17 06:40:34

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

Niels Dossche <[email protected]> writes:

> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr states via lockdep that ab->base_lock must be
> held when calling that function in order to protect the list. All
> callers except ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx have that lock
> acquired when calling ath11k_peer_find_by_addr. That lock is also not
> transitively held by a path towards ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
> The solution is to acquire the lock when calling
> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr inside ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>
> Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <[email protected]>

On what hardware and firmware version did you test this?

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2022-03-21 22:15:55

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

Niels Dossche <[email protected]> writes:

> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr states via lockdep that ab->base_lock must be
> held when calling that function in order to protect the list. All
> callers except ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx have that lock
> acquired when calling ath11k_peer_find_by_addr. That lock is also not
> transitively held by a path towards ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
> The solution is to acquire the lock when calling
> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr inside ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>
> Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 12 +++++++++---
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> index 07f499d5ec92..5db2333478a2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> @@ -7077,9 +7077,15 @@ ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> WARN_ON(!arvif->is_started);
>
> if (ab->hw_params.vdev_start_delay &&
> - arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR &&
> - ath11k_peer_find_by_addr(ab, ar->mac_addr))
> - ath11k_peer_delete(ar, arvif->vdev_id, ar->mac_addr);
> + arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR) {
> + struct ath11k_peer *peer;

In the pending branch I moved the declaration to the beginning of the
function and added this to the commit log:

"I am currently working on a static analyser to detect missing locks and
this was a reported case. I manually verified the report by looking at
the code, but I do not have real hardware so this is compile tested
only."

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2022-03-21 23:12:55

by Niels Dossche

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

On 21/03/2022 11:45, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Niels Dossche <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr states via lockdep that ab->base_lock must be
>> held when calling that function in order to protect the list. All
>> callers except ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx have that lock
>> acquired when calling ath11k_peer_find_by_addr. That lock is also not
>> transitively held by a path towards ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>> The solution is to acquire the lock when calling
>> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr inside ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>>
>> Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
>> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 12 +++++++++---
>> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
>> index 07f499d5ec92..5db2333478a2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
>> @@ -7077,9 +7077,15 @@ ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>> WARN_ON(!arvif->is_started);
>>
>> if (ab->hw_params.vdev_start_delay &&
>> - arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR &&
>> - ath11k_peer_find_by_addr(ab, ar->mac_addr))
>> - ath11k_peer_delete(ar, arvif->vdev_id, ar->mac_addr);
>> + arvif->vdev_type == WMI_VDEV_TYPE_MONITOR) {
>> + struct ath11k_peer *peer;
>
> In the pending branch I moved the declaration to the beginning of the
> function and added this to the commit log:
>
> "I am currently working on a static analyser to detect missing locks and
> this was a reported case. I manually verified the report by looking at
> the code, but I do not have real hardware so this is compile tested
> only."
>

Sounds good to me. Thanks!

2022-03-23 13:32:34

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

Niels Dossche <[email protected]> wrote:

> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr states via lockdep that ab->base_lock must be
> held when calling that function in order to protect the list. All
> callers except ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx have that lock
> acquired when calling ath11k_peer_find_by_addr. That lock is also not
> transitively held by a path towards ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
> The solution is to acquire the lock when calling
> ath11k_peer_find_by_addr inside ath11k_mac_op_unassign_vif_chanctx.
>
> I am currently working on a static analyser to detect missing locks and
> this was a reported case. I manually verified the report by looking at
> the code, but I do not have real hardware so this is compile tested
> only.
>
> Fixes: 701e48a43e15 ("ath11k: add packet log support for QCA6390")
> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <[email protected]>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

2db80f93869d ath11k: acquire ab->base_lock in unassign when finding the peer by addr

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