2021-02-10 00:48:09

by Shuah Khan

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Subject: [PATCH 2/5] ath10k: fix WARNING: suspicious RCU usage

ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr() must be called under the RCU lock and
the resulting pointer is only valid under RCU lock as well.

Fix ath10k_wmi_tlv_parse_peer_stats_info() to hold RCU lock before it
calls ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr() and release it when the resulting
pointer is no longer needed. The log below shows the problem.

While at it, fix ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_peer_stats_info() to do the same.

=============================
WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
5.11.0-rc7+ #20 Tainted: G W
-----------------------------
include/linux/rhashtable.h:594 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
other info that might help us debug this:
rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
no locks held by ksoftirqd/5/44.

stack backtrace:
CPU: 5 PID: 44 Comm: ksoftirqd/5 Tainted: G W 5.11.0-rc7+ #20
Hardware name: LENOVO 10VGCTO1WW/3130, BIOS M1XKT45A 08/21/2019
Call Trace:
dump_stack+0x7d/0x9f
lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0xdb/0xe5
__rhashtable_lookup+0x1eb/0x260 [mac80211]
ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr+0x5b/0xc0 [mac80211]
ath10k_wmi_tlv_parse_peer_stats_info+0x3e/0x90 [ath10k_core]
ath10k_wmi_tlv_iter+0x6a/0xc0 [ath10k_core]
? ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_mgmt_tx_bundle_compl_ev+0xe0/0xe0 [ath10k_core]
ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_rx+0x5da/0xda0 [ath10k_core]
? trace_hardirqs_on+0x54/0xf0
? ath10k_ce_completed_recv_next+0x4e/0x60 [ath10k_core]
ath10k_wmi_process_rx+0x1d/0x40 [ath10k_core]
ath10k_htc_rx_completion_handler+0x115/0x180 [ath10k_core]
ath10k_pci_process_rx_cb+0x149/0x1b0 [ath10k_pci]
? ath10k_htc_process_trailer+0x2d0/0x2d0 [ath10k_core]
? ath10k_pci_sleep.part.0+0x6a/0x80 [ath10k_pci]
ath10k_pci_htc_rx_cb+0x15/0x20 [ath10k_pci]
ath10k_ce_per_engine_service+0x61/0x80 [ath10k_core]
ath10k_ce_per_engine_service_any+0x7d/0xa0 [ath10k_core]
ath10k_pci_napi_poll+0x48/0x120 [ath10k_pci]
net_rx_action+0x136/0x500
__do_softirq+0xc6/0x459
? smpboot_thread_fn+0x2b/0x1f0
run_ksoftirqd+0x2b/0x60
smpboot_thread_fn+0x116/0x1f0
kthread+0x14b/0x170
? smpboot_register_percpu_thread+0xe0/0xe0
? __kthread_bind_mask+0x70/0x70
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30

Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
index 7b5834157fe5..615157dd6866 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ static int ath10k_wmi_tlv_parse_peer_stats_info(struct ath10k *ar, u16 tag, u16
const struct wmi_tlv_peer_stats_info *stat = ptr;
struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
struct ath10k_sta *arsta;
+ int ret = 0;

if (tag != WMI_TLV_TAG_STRUCT_PEER_STATS_INFO)
return -EPROTO;
@@ -240,10 +241,12 @@ static int ath10k_wmi_tlv_parse_peer_stats_info(struct ath10k *ar, u16 tag, u16
__le32_to_cpu(stat->last_tx_rate_code),
__le32_to_cpu(stat->last_tx_bitrate_kbps));

+ rcu_read_lock();
sta = ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr(ar->hw, stat->peer_macaddr.addr, NULL);
if (!sta) {
ath10k_warn(ar, "not found station for peer stats\n");
- return -EINVAL;
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto exit;
}

arsta = (struct ath10k_sta *)sta->drv_priv;
@@ -252,7 +255,9 @@ static int ath10k_wmi_tlv_parse_peer_stats_info(struct ath10k *ar, u16 tag, u16
arsta->tx_rate_code = __le32_to_cpu(stat->last_tx_rate_code);
arsta->tx_bitrate_kbps = __le32_to_cpu(stat->last_tx_bitrate_kbps);

- return 0;
+exit:
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ return ret;
}

static int ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_peer_stats_info(struct ath10k *ar,
@@ -573,13 +578,13 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_event_tdls_peer(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
case WMI_TDLS_TEARDOWN_REASON_TX:
case WMI_TDLS_TEARDOWN_REASON_RSSI:
case WMI_TDLS_TEARDOWN_REASON_PTR_TIMEOUT:
+ rcu_read_lock();
station = ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr(ar->hw,
ev->peer_macaddr.addr,
NULL);
if (!station) {
ath10k_warn(ar, "did not find station from tdls peer event");
- kfree(tb);
- return;
+ goto exit;
}
arvif = ath10k_get_arvif(ar, __le32_to_cpu(ev->vdev_id));
ieee80211_tdls_oper_request(
@@ -590,6 +595,8 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_event_tdls_peer(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
);
break;
}
+exit:
+ rcu_read_unlock();
kfree(tb);
}

--
2.27.0


2021-02-10 16:25:50

by Shuah Khan

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] ath10k: fix WARNING: suspicious RCU usage

On 2/10/21 1:13 AM, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Shuah Khan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr() must be called under the RCU lock and
>> the resulting pointer is only valid under RCU lock as well.
>>
>> Fix ath10k_wmi_tlv_parse_peer_stats_info() to hold RCU lock before it
>> calls ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr() and release it when the resulting
>> pointer is no longer needed. The log below shows the problem.
>>
>> While at it, fix ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_peer_stats_info() to do the same.
>>
>> =============================
>> WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
>> 5.11.0-rc7+ #20 Tainted: G W
>> -----------------------------
>> include/linux/rhashtable.h:594 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
>> other info that might help us debug this:
>> rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
>> no locks held by ksoftirqd/5/44.
>>
>> stack backtrace:
>> CPU: 5 PID: 44 Comm: ksoftirqd/5 Tainted: G W 5.11.0-rc7+ #20
>> Hardware name: LENOVO 10VGCTO1WW/3130, BIOS M1XKT45A 08/21/2019
>> Call Trace:
>> dump_stack+0x7d/0x9f
>> lockdep_rcu_suspicious+0xdb/0xe5
>> __rhashtable_lookup+0x1eb/0x260 [mac80211]
>> ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr+0x5b/0xc0 [mac80211]
>> ath10k_wmi_tlv_parse_peer_stats_info+0x3e/0x90 [ath10k_core]
>> ath10k_wmi_tlv_iter+0x6a/0xc0 [ath10k_core]
>> ? ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_mgmt_tx_bundle_compl_ev+0xe0/0xe0 [ath10k_core]
>> ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_rx+0x5da/0xda0 [ath10k_core]
>> ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x54/0xf0
>> ? ath10k_ce_completed_recv_next+0x4e/0x60 [ath10k_core]
>> ath10k_wmi_process_rx+0x1d/0x40 [ath10k_core]
>> ath10k_htc_rx_completion_handler+0x115/0x180 [ath10k_core]
>> ath10k_pci_process_rx_cb+0x149/0x1b0 [ath10k_pci]
>> ? ath10k_htc_process_trailer+0x2d0/0x2d0 [ath10k_core]
>> ? ath10k_pci_sleep.part.0+0x6a/0x80 [ath10k_pci]
>> ath10k_pci_htc_rx_cb+0x15/0x20 [ath10k_pci]
>> ath10k_ce_per_engine_service+0x61/0x80 [ath10k_core]
>> ath10k_ce_per_engine_service_any+0x7d/0xa0 [ath10k_core]
>> ath10k_pci_napi_poll+0x48/0x120 [ath10k_pci]
>> net_rx_action+0x136/0x500
>> __do_softirq+0xc6/0x459
>> ? smpboot_thread_fn+0x2b/0x1f0
>> run_ksoftirqd+0x2b/0x60
>> smpboot_thread_fn+0x116/0x1f0
>> kthread+0x14b/0x170
>> ? smpboot_register_percpu_thread+0xe0/0xe0
>> ? __kthread_bind_mask+0x70/0x70
>> ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <[email protected]>
>
> Unlucky timing also on this one, it conflicts with a patch I applied yesterday:
>
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/ath.git/commit/?h=ath-next&id=2615e3cdbd9c0e864f5906279c952a309871d225
>
> Can you redo the patch to only change ath10k_wmi_event_tdls_peer()?
>

Yes. I will send the patch just for ath10k_wmi_event_tdls_peer()
on top of your patch.

> error: patch failed: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c:240
> error: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c: patch does not apply
> stg import: Diff does not apply cleanly
>
> Patch set to Changes Requested.
>

thanks,
-- Shuah