Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:43157 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755233Ab2CMPKl (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:10:41 -0400 From: Stanislaw Gruszka To: Wey-Yi Guy Cc: Intel Linux Wireless , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Stanislaw Gruszka Subject: [PATCH] iwlwifi: do not nulify ctx->vif on reset Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:10:34 +0100 Message-Id: <1331651434-4370-1-git-send-email-sgruszka@redhat.com> (sfid-20120313_161044_513721_26122C7B) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: ctx->vif is dereferenced in different part of iwlwifi code, so do not nullify it. This should address at least one of the possible reasons of WARNING at iwlagn_mac_remove_interface, and perhaps some random crashes when firmware reset is performed. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka --- drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c | 3 --- drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c | 10 +++++++++- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c index 28422c0..6375e5a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c @@ -862,7 +862,6 @@ static void iwl_bg_run_time_calib_work(struct work_struct *work) void iwlagn_prepare_restart(struct iwl_priv *priv) { - struct iwl_rxon_context *ctx; bool bt_full_concurrent; u8 bt_ci_compliance; u8 bt_load; @@ -871,8 +870,6 @@ void iwlagn_prepare_restart(struct iwl_priv *priv) lockdep_assert_held(&priv->mutex); - for_each_context(priv, ctx) - ctx->vif = NULL; priv->is_open = 0; /* diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c index 9212ee3..4e8786d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c @@ -1241,6 +1241,7 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct iwl_rxon_context *tmp, *ctx = NULL; int err; enum nl80211_iftype viftype = ieee80211_vif_type_p2p(vif); + bool reset = false; IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "enter: type %d, addr %pM\n", viftype, vif->addr); @@ -1262,6 +1263,13 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, tmp->interface_modes | tmp->exclusive_interface_modes; if (tmp->vif) { + /* On reset we need to add the same interface again */ + if (tmp->vif == vif) { + reset = true; + ctx = tmp; + break; + } + /* check if this busy context is exclusive */ if (tmp->exclusive_interface_modes & BIT(tmp->vif->type)) { @@ -1288,7 +1296,7 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, ctx->vif = vif; err = iwl_setup_interface(priv, ctx); - if (!err) + if (!err || reset) goto out; ctx->vif = NULL; -- 1.7.1