linux-kernel - [PATCH] libertas: Add spinlock to avoid race condition

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Date:	Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:34:03 +0400
From:	Pavel Andrianov <andrianov@...ras.ru>
To:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Pavel Andrianov <andrianov@...ras.ru>,
	libertas-dev@...ts.infradead.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ldv-project@...uxtesting.org, vaishali.thakkar@...cle.com
Subject: [PATCH] libertas: Add spinlock to avoid race condition

lbs_mac_event_disconnected may free priv->currenttxskb
while lbs_hard_start_xmit accesses to it.
The patch adds a spinlock for mutual exclusion.

Tested on OLPC XO-1 (usb8388) and XO-1.5 (sd8686) with v4.7-rc3.

Confirmed that lbs_mac_event_disconnected is being called on the
station when hostapd on access point is given SIGHUP.

Signed-off-by: Pavel <andrianov@...ras.ru>
Tested-by: James Cameron <quozl@...top.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/cmdresp.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/cmdresp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/cmdresp.c
index c95bf6d..c67ae07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/cmdresp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/cmdresp.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 void lbs_mac_event_disconnected(struct lbs_private *priv,
 				bool locally_generated)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+
 	if (priv->connect_status != LBS_CONNECTED)
 		return;
 
@@ -46,9 +48,11 @@ void lbs_mac_event_disconnected(struct lbs_private *priv,
 	netif_carrier_off(priv->dev);
 
 	/* Free Tx and Rx packets */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
 	kfree_skb(priv->currenttxskb);
 	priv->currenttxskb = NULL;
 	priv->tx_pending_len = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
 
 	priv->connect_status = LBS_DISCONNECTED;
 
-- 
1.7.11.7