linux-kernel - [ 002/171] ath5k: fix tx path skb leaks

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Date:	Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:42:47 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [ 002/171] ath5k: fix tx path skb leaks

3.4-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>

commit 596ab5ec3bf10a22be30d7cb1d903a4b83fd607c upstream.

ieee80211_free_txskb() needs to be used instead of dev_kfree_skb_any for
tx packets passed to the driver from mac80211

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c         |    4 ++--
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ ath5k_txbuf_free_skb(struct ath5k_hw *ah
 		return;
 	dma_unmap_single(ah->dev, bf->skbaddr, bf->skb->len,
 			DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(bf->skb);
+	ieee80211_free_txskb(ah->hw, bf->skb);
 	bf->skb = NULL;
 	bf->skbaddr = 0;
 	bf->desc->ds_data = 0;
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ ath5k_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	return;
 
 drop_packet:
-	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
 }
 
 static void
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ath5k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct
 	u16 qnum = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
 
 	if (WARN_ON(qnum >= ah->ah_capabilities.cap_queues.q_tx_num)) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
 		return;
 	}
 


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