2015-03-30 12:13:51

by Ilan Peer

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Subject: [PATCH v2] cfg80211: Stop calling crda if it is not responsive

Patch eeca9fce1d71a4955855ceb0c3b13c1eb9db27c1 (cfg80211: Schedule
timeout for all CRDA call) introduced a regression, where in case
that crda is not installed (or not configured properly etc.), the
regulatory core will needlessly continue to call it, polluting the
log with the following log:

"cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain"

Fix this by limiting the number of continuous CRDA request failures.

Signed-off-by: Ilan Peer <[email protected]>
---
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 2 +-
net/wireless/reg.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
net/wireless/reg.h | 9 ++++++++-
3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index b020853..3f4c768 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5655,7 +5655,7 @@ static int nl80211_set_reg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
}
}

- r = set_regdom(rd);
+ r = set_regdom(rd, REGD_SOURCE_CRDA);
/* set_regdom took ownership */
rd = NULL;

diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 8c6cf52..cfed9db 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ static spinlock_t reg_indoor_lock;
/* Used to track the userspace process controlling the indoor setting */
static u32 reg_is_indoor_portid;

+/* Max number of consecutive attempts to communicate with CRDA */
+#define REG_MAX_CRDA_TIMEOUTS 3
+
+static u32 reg_crda_timeouts;
+
static const struct ieee80211_regdomain *get_cfg80211_regdom(void)
{
return rtnl_dereference(cfg80211_regdomain);
@@ -485,7 +490,7 @@ static void reg_regdb_search(struct work_struct *work)
mutex_unlock(&reg_regdb_search_mutex);

if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(regdom))
- set_regdom(regdom);
+ set_regdom(regdom, REGD_SOURCE_INTERNAL_DB);

rtnl_unlock();
}
@@ -536,14 +541,19 @@ static int call_crda(const char *alpha2)
alpha2[0], alpha2[1]);

if (!is_world_regdom((char *) alpha2))
- pr_info("Calling CRDA for country: %c%c\n",
+ pr_info("Update country=%c%c\n",
alpha2[0], alpha2[1]);
else
- pr_info("Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain\n");
+ pr_info("Update to world regulatory domain\n");

/* query internal regulatory database (if it exists) */
reg_regdb_query(alpha2);

+ if (reg_crda_timeouts > REG_MAX_CRDA_TIMEOUTS) {
+ pr_info("Exceeded CRDA call max attempts. Not calling CRDA\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
return kobject_uevent_env(&reg_pdev->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, env);
}

@@ -2293,6 +2303,9 @@ int regulatory_hint_user(const char *alpha2,
request->initiator = NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_USER;
request->user_reg_hint_type = user_reg_hint_type;

+ /* Allow calling CRDA again */
+ reg_crda_timeouts = 0;
+
queue_regulatory_request(request);

return 0;
@@ -2362,6 +2375,9 @@ int regulatory_hint(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *alpha2)
request->alpha2[1] = alpha2[1];
request->initiator = NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER;

+ /* Allow calling CRDA again */
+ reg_crda_timeouts = 0;
+
queue_regulatory_request(request);

return 0;
@@ -2415,6 +2431,9 @@ void regulatory_hint_country_ie(struct wiphy *wiphy, enum ieee80211_band band,
request->initiator = NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE;
request->country_ie_env = env;

+ /* Allow calling CRDA again */
+ reg_crda_timeouts = 0;
+
queue_regulatory_request(request);
request = NULL;
out:
@@ -2893,7 +2912,8 @@ static int reg_set_rd_country_ie(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd,
* multiple drivers can be ironed out later. Caller must've already
* kmalloc'd the rd structure.
*/
-int set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd)
+int set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd,
+ enum ieee80211_regd_source regd_src)
{
struct regulatory_request *lr;
bool user_reset = false;
@@ -2904,6 +2924,9 @@ int set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd)
return -EINVAL;
}

+ if (regd_src == REGD_SOURCE_CRDA)
+ reg_crda_timeouts = 0;
+
lr = get_last_request();

/* Note that this doesn't update the wiphys, this is done below */
@@ -3063,6 +3086,7 @@ static void reg_timeout_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
REG_DBG_PRINT("Timeout while waiting for CRDA to reply, restoring regulatory settings\n");
rtnl_lock();
+ reg_crda_timeouts++;
restore_regulatory_settings(true);
rtnl_unlock();
}
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.h b/net/wireless/reg.h
index a2c4e16..3f310a5 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.h
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.h
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
* OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
*/

+enum ieee80211_regd_source {
+ REGD_SOURCE_INTERNAL_DB = 0,
+ REGD_SOURCE_CRDA,
+};
+
extern const struct ieee80211_regdomain __rcu *cfg80211_regdomain;

bool reg_is_valid_request(const char *alpha2);
@@ -46,7 +51,9 @@ void wiphy_regulatory_deregister(struct wiphy *wiphy);
int __init regulatory_init(void);
void regulatory_exit(void);

-int set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd);
+int set_regdom(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd,
+ enum ieee80211_regd_source regd_src);
+
unsigned int reg_get_max_bandwidth(const struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd,
const struct ieee80211_reg_rule *rule);

--
1.9.1



2015-04-01 09:23:00

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cfg80211: Stop calling crda if it is not responsive

On Wed, 2015-04-01 at 09:19 +0000, Peer, Ilan wrote:

> > Applied, but I put the condition in a place before printing more messages, and
> > changed the messages back to the original ones.
> >
>
> But this would miss the update in case that the internal DB is also used.

Hm, true, I'll move the prints later instead.

johannes


2015-04-01 08:51:17

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cfg80211: Stop calling crda if it is not responsive

On Mon, 2015-03-30 at 15:15 +0300, Ilan Peer wrote:
> Patch eeca9fce1d71a4955855ceb0c3b13c1eb9db27c1 (cfg80211: Schedule
> timeout for all CRDA call) introduced a regression, where in case
> that crda is not installed (or not configured properly etc.), the
> regulatory core will needlessly continue to call it, polluting the
> log with the following log:
>
> "cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain"
>
> Fix this by limiting the number of continuous CRDA request failures.

Applied, but I put the condition in a place before printing more
messages, and changed the messages back to the original ones.

johannes


2015-04-01 11:37:49

by Ilan Peer

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Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] cfg80211: Stop calling crda if it is not responsive

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2015-04-01 09:19:44

by Ilan Peer

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Subject: RE: [PATCH v2] cfg80211: Stop calling crda if it is not responsive

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