[PATCH 4.14 292/343] ath9k: dynack: fix possible deadlock in ath_dynack_node_{de}init

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Fri Jan 24 2020 - 05:04:06 EST


From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@xxxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit e1aa1a1db3b01c9890e82cf065cee99962ba1ed9 ]

Fix following lockdep warning disabling bh in
ath_dynack_node_init/ath_dynack_node_deinit

[ 75.955878] --------------------------------
[ 75.955880] inconsistent {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} -> {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} usage.
[ 75.955884] swapper/0/0 [HC0[0]:SC1[3]:HE1:SE0] takes:
[ 75.955888] 00000000792a7ee0 (&(&da->qlock)->rlock){+.?.}, at: ath_dynack_sample_ack_ts+0x4d/0xa0 [ath9k_hw]
[ 75.955905] {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} state was registered at:
[ 75.955912] lock_acquire+0x9a/0x160
[ 75.955917] _raw_spin_lock+0x2c/0x70
[ 75.955927] ath_dynack_node_init+0x2a/0x60 [ath9k_hw]
[ 75.955934] ath9k_sta_state+0xec/0x160 [ath9k]
[ 75.955976] drv_sta_state+0xb2/0x740 [mac80211]
[ 75.956008] sta_info_insert_finish+0x21a/0x420 [mac80211]
[ 75.956039] sta_info_insert_rcu+0x12b/0x2c0 [mac80211]
[ 75.956069] sta_info_insert+0x7/0x70 [mac80211]
[ 75.956093] ieee80211_prep_connection+0x42e/0x730 [mac80211]
[ 75.956120] ieee80211_mgd_auth.cold+0xb9/0x15c [mac80211]
[ 75.956152] cfg80211_mlme_auth+0x143/0x350 [cfg80211]
[ 75.956169] nl80211_authenticate+0x25e/0x2b0 [cfg80211]
[ 75.956172] genl_family_rcv_msg+0x198/0x400
[ 75.956174] genl_rcv_msg+0x42/0x90
[ 75.956176] netlink_rcv_skb+0x35/0xf0
[ 75.956178] genl_rcv+0x1f/0x30
[ 75.956180] netlink_unicast+0x154/0x200
[ 75.956182] netlink_sendmsg+0x1bf/0x3d0
[ 75.956186] ___sys_sendmsg+0x2c2/0x2f0
[ 75.956187] __sys_sendmsg+0x44/0x80
[ 75.956190] do_syscall_64+0x55/0x1a0
[ 75.956192] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe
[ 75.956194] irq event stamp: 2357092
[ 75.956196] hardirqs last enabled at (2357092): [<ffffffff818c62de>] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x3e/0x50
[ 75.956199] hardirqs last disabled at (2357091): [<ffffffff818c60b1>] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x11/0x80
[ 75.956202] softirqs last enabled at (2357072): [<ffffffff8106dc09>] irq_enter+0x59/0x60
[ 75.956204] softirqs last disabled at (2357073): [<ffffffff8106dcbe>] irq_exit+0xae/0xc0
[ 75.956206]
other info that might help us debug this:
[ 75.956207] Possible unsafe locking scenario:

[ 75.956208] CPU0
[ 75.956209] ----
[ 75.956210] lock(&(&da->qlock)->rlock);
[ 75.956213] <Interrupt>
[ 75.956214] lock(&(&da->qlock)->rlock);
[ 75.956216]
*** DEADLOCK ***

[ 75.956217] 1 lock held by swapper/0/0:
[ 75.956219] #0: 000000003bb5675c (&(&sc->sc_pcu_lock)->rlock){+.-.}, at: ath9k_tasklet+0x55/0x240 [ath9k]
[ 75.956225]
stack backtrace:
[ 75.956228] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.3.0-rc1-wdn+ #13
[ 75.956229] Hardware name: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 1340/0K183D, BIOS A11 09/08/2009
[ 75.956231] Call Trace:
[ 75.956233] <IRQ>
[ 75.956236] dump_stack+0x67/0x90
[ 75.956239] mark_lock+0x4c1/0x640
[ 75.956242] ? check_usage_backwards+0x130/0x130
[ 75.956245] ? sched_clock_local+0x12/0x80
[ 75.956247] __lock_acquire+0x484/0x7a0
[ 75.956250] ? __lock_acquire+0x3b9/0x7a0
[ 75.956252] lock_acquire+0x9a/0x160
[ 75.956259] ? ath_dynack_sample_ack_ts+0x4d/0xa0 [ath9k_hw]
[ 75.956262] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x34/0x80
[ 75.956268] ? ath_dynack_sample_ack_ts+0x4d/0xa0 [ath9k_hw]
[ 75.956275] ath_dynack_sample_ack_ts+0x4d/0xa0 [ath9k_hw]
[ 75.956280] ath_rx_tasklet+0xd09/0xe90 [ath9k]
[ 75.956286] ath9k_tasklet+0x102/0x240 [ath9k]
[ 75.956288] tasklet_action_common.isra.0+0x6d/0x170
[ 75.956291] __do_softirq+0xcc/0x425
[ 75.956294] irq_exit+0xae/0xc0
[ 75.956296] do_IRQ+0x8a/0x110
[ 75.956298] common_interrupt+0xf/0xf
[ 75.956300] </IRQ>
[ 75.956303] RIP: 0010:cpuidle_enter_state+0xb2/0x400
[ 75.956308] RSP: 0018:ffffffff82203e70 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffd7
[ 75.956310] RAX: ffffffff82219800 RBX: ffffffff822bd0a0 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 75.956312] RDX: 0000000000000046 RSI: 0000000000000006 RDI: ffffffff82219800
[ 75.956314] RBP: ffff888155a01c00 R08: 00000011af51aabe R09: 0000000000000000
[ 75.956315] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000002
[ 75.956317] R13: 00000011af51aabe R14: 0000000000000003 R15: ffffffff82219800
[ 75.956321] cpuidle_enter+0x24/0x40
[ 75.956323] do_idle+0x1ac/0x220
[ 75.956326] cpu_startup_entry+0x14/0x20
[ 75.956329] start_kernel+0x482/0x489
[ 75.956332] secondary_startup_64+0xa4/0xb0

Fixes: c774d57fd47c ("ath9k: add dynamic ACK timeout estimation")
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Koen Vandeputte <koen.vandeputte@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c
index 6e236a4854311..71b4888b30e71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c
@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ void ath_dynack_node_init(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_node *an)

an->ackto = ackto;

- spin_lock(&da->qlock);
+ spin_lock_bh(&da->qlock);
list_add_tail(&an->list, &da->nodes);
- spin_unlock(&da->qlock);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&da->qlock);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath_dynack_node_init);

@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ void ath_dynack_node_deinit(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_node *an)
{
struct ath_dynack *da = &ah->dynack;

- spin_lock(&da->qlock);
+ spin_lock_bh(&da->qlock);
list_del(&an->list);
- spin_unlock(&da->qlock);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&da->qlock);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath_dynack_node_deinit);

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