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[v2] ath11k: fix a locking bug in ath11k_mac_op_start()

Message ID YBk4GoeE+yc0wlJH@mwanda (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Commit c202e2ebe1dc454ad54fd0018c023ec553d47284
Delegated to: Kalle Valo
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Series [v2] ath11k: fix a locking bug in ath11k_mac_op_start() | expand

Commit Message

Dan Carpenter Feb. 2, 2021, 11:31 a.m. UTC
This error path leads to a Smatch warning:

	drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:4269 ath11k_mac_op_start()
	error: double unlocked '&ar->conf_mutex' (orig line 4251)

We're not holding the lock when we do the "goto err;" so it leads to a
double unlock.  The fix is to hold the lock for a little longer.

Fixes: c83c500b55b6 ("ath11k: enable idle power save mode")
Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
---
v2: reviewers were concern that v1 was racy

 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Kalle Valo Feb. 9, 2021, 7:47 a.m. UTC | #1
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> writes:

> This error path leads to a Smatch warning:
>
> 	drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:4269 ath11k_mac_op_start()
> 	error: double unlocked '&ar->conf_mutex' (orig line 4251)
>
> We're not holding the lock when we do the "goto err;" so it leads to a
> double unlock.  The fix is to hold the lock for a little longer.
>
> Fixes: c83c500b55b6 ("ath11k: enable idle power save mode")
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> ---
> v2: reviewers were concern that v1 was racy
>
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> index c1608f64ea95..464d3425488b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> @@ -4248,8 +4248,6 @@ static int ath11k_mac_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
>  	/* Configure the hash seed for hash based reo dest ring selection */
>  	ath11k_wmi_pdev_lro_cfg(ar, ar->pdev->pdev_id);
>  
> -	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
> -
>  	rcu_assign_pointer(ab->pdevs_active[ar->pdev_idx],
>  			   &ab->pdevs[ar->pdev_idx]);
>  
> @@ -4262,6 +4260,9 @@ static int ath11k_mac_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
>  			goto err;
>  		}
>  	}
> +
> +	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
> +
>  	return 0;
>  
>  err:
> -- 
> 2.30.0

But now rcu_assign_pointer() is called while conf_mutex is held,
previously it was not. I didn't check if this creates problems, but just
to be on the safe side I modified your patch to keep the original
functionality. Please check my changes in the pending branch:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/ath.git/commit/?h=pending&id=8eff3667c211072a2107271139b81cbf8c7fd10a
Dan Carpenter Feb. 9, 2021, 8:10 a.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 09:47:10AM +0200, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> writes:
> 
> > This error path leads to a Smatch warning:
> >
> > 	drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:4269 ath11k_mac_op_start()
> > 	error: double unlocked '&ar->conf_mutex' (orig line 4251)
> >
> > We're not holding the lock when we do the "goto err;" so it leads to a
> > double unlock.  The fix is to hold the lock for a little longer.
> >
> > Fixes: c83c500b55b6 ("ath11k: enable idle power save mode")
> > Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> > ---
> > v2: reviewers were concern that v1 was racy
> >
> >  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 5 +++--
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> > index c1608f64ea95..464d3425488b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
> > @@ -4248,8 +4248,6 @@ static int ath11k_mac_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
> >  	/* Configure the hash seed for hash based reo dest ring selection */
> >  	ath11k_wmi_pdev_lro_cfg(ar, ar->pdev->pdev_id);
> >  
> > -	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
> > -
> >  	rcu_assign_pointer(ab->pdevs_active[ar->pdev_idx],
> >  			   &ab->pdevs[ar->pdev_idx]);
> >  
> > @@ -4262,6 +4260,9 @@ static int ath11k_mac_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
> >  			goto err;
> >  		}
> >  	}
> > +
> > +	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
> > +
> >  	return 0;
> >  
> >  err:
> > -- 
> > 2.30.0
> 
> But now rcu_assign_pointer() is called while conf_mutex is held,
> previously it was not. I didn't check if this creates problems, but just
> to be on the safe side I modified your patch to keep the original
> functionality. Please check my changes in the pending branch:
> 
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/ath.git/commit/?h=pending&id=8eff3667c211072a2107271139b81cbf8c7fd10a 
> 

I don't think the assignment is a problem, but I'm also fine with the
way you modified the patch.  Thanks!

regards,
dan carpenter
Kalle Valo Feb. 10, 2021, 7:46 a.m. UTC | #3
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:

> This error path leads to a Smatch warning:
> 
> 	drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c:4269 ath11k_mac_op_start()
> 	error: double unlocked '&ar->conf_mutex' (orig line 4251)
> 
> We're not holding the lock when we do the "goto err;" so it leads to a
> double unlock.  The fix is to hold the lock for a little longer.
> 
> Fixes: c83c500b55b6 ("ath11k: enable idle power save mode")
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> [kvalo@codeaurora.org: move also rcu_assign_pointer() call]
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

c202e2ebe1dc ath11k: fix a locking bug in ath11k_mac_op_start()
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index c1608f64ea95..464d3425488b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -4248,8 +4248,6 @@  static int ath11k_mac_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	/* Configure the hash seed for hash based reo dest ring selection */
 	ath11k_wmi_pdev_lro_cfg(ar, ar->pdev->pdev_id);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
-
 	rcu_assign_pointer(ab->pdevs_active[ar->pdev_idx],
 			   &ab->pdevs[ar->pdev_idx]);
 
@@ -4262,6 +4260,9 @@  static int ath11k_mac_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 			goto err;
 		}
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ar->conf_mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err: