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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 19:59:02 +0800 From: Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@...il.com> To: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net> CC: "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>, rkuo <rkuo@...eaurora.org>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: mac80211: tx.c: be sure of 'sdata->vif.type' must be NL80211_IFTYPE_AP when be in NL80211_IFTYPE_AP case On 11/29/2013 11:38 PM, Johannes Berg wrote: > >> +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c >> @@ -1814,8 +1814,9 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, >> break; >> /* fall through */ >> case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP: >> - if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) >> - chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf); >> + if (sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) >> + goto fail_rcu; >> + chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf); > > This change is completely wrong. > Oh, it is. Hmm... for me, this work flow still can be implemented with a little clearer way (at least it will avoid related warning): -------------------------diff begin------------------------------ diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c index c558b24..7076128 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c @@ -1810,14 +1810,14 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, if (!chanctx_conf) goto fail_rcu; band = chanctx_conf->def.chan->band; - if (sta) - break; - /* fall through */ + if (!sta) + goto try_next; + break; case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP: - if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) - chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf); + chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf); if (!chanctx_conf) goto fail_rcu; +try_next: fc |= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS); /* DA BSSID SA */ memcpy(hdr.addr1, skb->data, ETH_ALEN); -------------------------diff end-------------------------------- Thanks. -- Chen Gang -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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