Return-path: Received: from mail.atheros.com ([12.36.123.2]:43284 "EHLO mail.atheros.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755378AbZFJQ0I (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:26:08 -0400 Received: from mail.atheros.com ([10.10.20.104]) by sidewinder.atheros.com for ; Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:26:11 -0700 From: Senthil Balasubramanian To: CC: , , , , Senthil Balasubramanian Subject: [PATCH 5/7] ath9k: race condition in SCANNING state check during ANI calibration Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:55:30 +0530 Message-ID: <1244651133-6537-6-git-send-email-senthilkumar@atheros.com> In-Reply-To: <1244651133-6537-5-git-send-email-senthilkumar@atheros.com> References: <1244651133-6537-1-git-send-email-senthilkumar@atheros.com> <1244651133-6537-2-git-send-email-senthilkumar@atheros.com> <1244651133-6537-3-git-send-email-senthilkumar@atheros.com> <1244651133-6537-4-git-send-email-senthilkumar@atheros.com> <1244651133-6537-5-git-send-email-senthilkumar@atheros.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: ANI calibration shouldn't be done when we are not on our home channel. This is already verified. However, it is racy. Fix this by proper spin locks. Signed-off-by: Senthil Balasubramanian --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h | 1 + drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c | 11 +++++++---- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h index 2a3c66f..71d71c0 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h @@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ struct ath_softc { int irq; spinlock_t sc_resetlock; spinlock_t sc_serial_rw; + spinlock_t ani_lock; struct mutex mutex; u8 curbssid[ETH_ALEN]; diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c index 10dc7d1..e2c8649 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c @@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static void ath_ani_calibrate(unsigned long data) * don't calibrate when we're scanning. * we are most likely not on our home channel. */ + spin_lock(&sc->ani_lock); if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_SCANNING) goto set_timer; @@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ static void ath_ani_calibrate(unsigned long data) ath9k_ps_restore(sc); set_timer: + spin_unlock(&sc->ani_lock); /* * Set timer interval based on previous results. * The interval must be the shortest necessary to satisfy ANI, @@ -1348,6 +1350,7 @@ static int ath_init(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc) spin_lock_init(&sc->wiphy_lock); spin_lock_init(&sc->sc_resetlock); spin_lock_init(&sc->sc_serial_rw); + spin_lock_init(&sc->ani_lock); mutex_init(&sc->mutex); tasklet_init(&sc->intr_tq, ath9k_tasklet, (unsigned long)sc); tasklet_init(&sc->bcon_tasklet, ath_beacon_tasklet, @@ -2732,9 +2735,9 @@ static void ath9k_sw_scan_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) aphy->state = ATH_WIPHY_SCAN; ath9k_wiphy_pause_all_forced(sc, aphy); - mutex_lock(&sc->mutex); + spin_lock_bh(&sc->ani_lock); sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_SCANNING; - mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex); + spin_unlock_bh(&sc->ani_lock); } static void ath9k_sw_scan_complete(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) @@ -2742,11 +2745,11 @@ static void ath9k_sw_scan_complete(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv; struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc; - mutex_lock(&sc->mutex); + spin_lock_bh(&sc->ani_lock); aphy->state = ATH_WIPHY_ACTIVE; sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_SCANNING; sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_FULL_RESET; - mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex); + spin_unlock_bh(&sc->ani_lock); } struct ieee80211_ops ath9k_ops = { -- 1.6.0.4