linux-kernel - Re: [REBASED] brcmfmac: fix lockup when removing P2P interface after event timeout

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Message-Id: <20160629155757.4250E61372@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:	Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:57:57 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
Cc:	Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>,
	Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>,
	Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
	Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
	Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieter-paul.giesberts@...adcom.com>,
	"Franky (Zhenhui) Lin" <frankyl@...adcom.com>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org (open list:BROADCOM BRCM80211
	IEEE802.11n WIRELESS DRIVER),
	brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com (open list:BROADCOM BRCM80211
	IEEE802.11n WIRELESS DRIVER),
	netdev@...r.kernel.org (open list:NETWORKING DRIVERS),
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: Re: [REBASED] brcmfmac: fix lockup when removing P2P interface after
 event timeout

Rafał Miłecki wrote:
> Removing P2P interface is handled by sending a proper request to the
> firmware. On success firmware triggers an event and driver's handler
> removes a matching interface.
> 
> However on event timeout we remove interface directly from the cfg80211
> callback. Current code doesn't handle this case correctly as it always
> assumes rtnl to be unlocked.
> 
> Fix it by adding an extra rtnl_locked parameter to functions and calling
> unregister_netdevice when needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>

Thanks, 1 patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git:

b50ddfa8530e brcmfmac: fix lockup when removing P2P interface after event timeout

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9183337/