Return-path: Received: from nbd.name ([46.4.11.11]:47495 "EHLO nbd.name" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756233Ab3ANP45 (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:56:57 -0500 From: Felix Fietkau To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Cc: linville@tuxdriver.com, mcgrof@qca.qualcomm.com, robert.shade@gmail.com Subject: [PATCH 3.8] ath9k: disable the tasklet before taking the PCU lock Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:56:46 +0100 Message-Id: <1358179006-72370-1-git-send-email-nbd@openwrt.org> (sfid-20130114_165700_653831_64D73CA2) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Fixes a reported CPU soft lockup where the tasklet tries to acquire the lock and blocks while ath_prepare_reset (holding the lock) waits for it to complete. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-by: Robert Shade Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c index 17a5eec..0fb53d6 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c @@ -196,16 +196,12 @@ static bool ath_prepare_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx) ath9k_debug_samp_bb_mac(sc); ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts(ah); - tasklet_disable(&sc->intr_tq); - if (!ath_stoprecv(sc)) ret = false; if (!ath_drain_all_txq(sc, retry_tx)) ret = false; - tasklet_enable(&sc->intr_tq); - return ret; } @@ -262,6 +258,7 @@ static int ath_reset_internal(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath9k_channel *hchan, __ath_cancel_work(sc); + tasklet_disable(&sc->intr_tq); spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock); if (!(sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL)) { @@ -296,6 +293,8 @@ static int ath_reset_internal(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath9k_channel *hchan, out: spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock); + tasklet_enable(&sc->intr_tq); + return r; } -- 1.8.0.2