Return-path: Received: from mail2.candelatech.com ([208.74.158.173]:38776 "EHLO mail2.candelatech.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751388AbcLAWxB (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Dec 2016 17:53:01 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ath10k: Ensure there are no stale ar->txqs entries. To: Michal Kazior References: <1471569995-10028-1-git-send-email-greearb@candelatech.com> <57B70AED.2010200@candelatech.com> Cc: linux-wireless , "ath10k@lists.infradead.org" From: Ben Greear Message-ID: (sfid-20161201_235305_229095_02D79383) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 14:52:59 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <57B70AED.2010200@candelatech.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 08/19/2016 06:34 AM, Ben Greear wrote: > > > On 08/18/2016 11:59 PM, Michal Kazior wrote: >> On 19 August 2016 at 03:26, wrote: >>> From: Ben Greear >>> >>> I was seeing kernel crashes due to accessing freed memory >>> while debugging a 9984 firmware that was crashing often. >>> >>> This patch fixes the crashes. I am not certain if there >>> is a better way or not. I did some more hacking on this today. I think I found some better clue on this. I added this code: static void ath10k_mac_txq_init(struct ath10k *ar, struct ieee80211_txq *txq) { struct ath10k_txq *artxq = (void *)txq->drv_priv; struct ath10k_txq *tmp, *walker; struct ieee80211_txq *txq_tmp; int i = 0; if (!txq) return; spin_lock_bh(&ar->txqs_lock); ar->txqs_lock.rlock.dbg1 = 104; /* Remove from ar->txqs in case it still exists there. */ list_for_each_entry_safe(walker, tmp, &ar->txqs, list) { txq_tmp = container_of((void *)walker, struct ieee80211_txq, drv_priv); if ((++i % 10000) == 0) { ath10k_err(ar, "txq-init: Checking txq_tmp: %p i: %d\n", txq_tmp, i); ath10k_err(ar, "txq-init: txqs: %p walker->list: %p w->next: %p w->prev: %p ar->txqs: %p\n", &ar->txqs, &(walker->list), walker->list.next, walker->list.prev, &ar->txqs); } if (txq_tmp == txq) { WARN_ON_ONCE(1); ath10k_err(ar, "txq-init: Found txq when it should be deleted, txq_tmp: %p txq: %p\n", txq_tmp, txq); list_del(&walker->list); } } spin_unlock_bh(&ar->txqs_lock); INIT_LIST_HEAD(&artxq->list); } [firmware has just crashed] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 193 at /home/greearb/git/linux-4.7.dev.y/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c:4217 ath10k_mac_txq_init+0x1a7/0x1b0 [ath10k_core] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: Modules linked in: nf_conntrack_netlink nf_conntrack nfnetlink nf_defrag_ipv4 bridge 8021q garp mrp stp llc bnep bluetooth fuse macvlan pktgen rpcsec_gss_krb5 nfsv4 nfs fscache coretemp hwmon intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic kvm iTCO_wdt irqbypass iTCO_vendor_support ath10k_pci ath10k_core joydev ath snd_hda_intel mac80211 snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core snd_hwdep snd_seq snd_seq_device pcspkr cfg80211 snd_pcm snd_timer snd i2c_i801 lpc_ich shpchp soundcore tpm_tis tpm nfsd auth_rpcgss nfs_acl lockd grace sunrpc serio_raw i915 i2c_algo_bit ata_generic drm_kms_helper pata_acpi e1000e ptp drm pps_core i2c_core fjes video ipv6 [last unloaded: nf_conntrack] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: CPU: 0 PID: 193 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted 4.7.10+ #14 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: Hardware name: To be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M./ChiefRiver, BIOS 4.6.5 06/07/2013 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: Workqueue: events_freezable ieee80211_restart_work [mac80211] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: ffffffffa0e29507 ffff8801d14f7920 ffffffff8169ed08 0000000000000000 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: 0000000000000000 ffff8801d14f7968 ffffffff811569bc ffff8801d14e4f00 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: 0000107900000001 ffff8800c43ec9a0 0000000000000027 ffff8800c43ec988 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: Call Trace: Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? ath10k_mac_txq_init+0x1a7/0x1b0 [ath10k_core] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] dump_stack+0x85/0xcd Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] __warn+0x10c/0x130 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] warn_slowpath_null+0x18/0x20 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ath10k_mac_txq_init+0x1a7/0x1b0 [ath10k_core] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ath10k_sta_state+0x4ef/0x1350 [ath10k_core] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? mark_lock+0x6d/0x8a0 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? ath10k_station_assoc+0x920/0x920 [ath10k_core] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? __lock_is_held+0x84/0xc0 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] drv_sta_state+0xef/0xc50 [mac80211] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ieee80211_reconfig+0x10a0/0x2890 [mac80211] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ieee80211_restart_work+0xb1/0xf0 [mac80211] Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] process_one_work+0x42d/0xac0 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? process_one_work+0x374/0xac0 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x110/0x110 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] worker_thread+0x86/0x730 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x5a/0x70 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? process_one_work+0xac0/0xac0 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] kthread+0x191/0x1b0 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x320/0x320 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? preempt_count_sub+0x13/0xd0 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: [] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x320/0x320 Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: ---[ end trace e64bc8f0c1a2531b ]--- Dec 01 14:43:06 wave2 kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:05:00.0: txq-init: Found txq when it should be deleted, txq_tmp: ffff8800c43ec988 txq: ffff8800c43ec988 Dec 01 14:43:07 wave2 kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:05:00.0: dropping dbg buffer due to crash since read Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com