linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.4 072/118] ath9k: fix using sta->drv

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Date:   Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:29:32 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Felix Fietkau <nbd@....name>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.4 072/118] ath9k: fix using sta->drv_priv before initializing it

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

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

From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@....name>

commit 7711aaf08ad3fc4d0e937eec1de0a63620444ce7 upstream.

A station pointer can be passed to the driver on tx, before it has been
marked as associated. Since ath9k_sta_state was initializing the entry
too late, it resulted in some spurious crashes.

Fixes: df3c6eb34da5 ("ath9k: Use sta_state() callback")
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@....name>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c |    8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1550,13 +1550,13 @@ static int ath9k_sta_state(struct ieee80
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH &&
-	    new_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC) {
+	if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST &&
+	    new_state == IEEE80211_STA_NONE) {
 		ret = ath9k_sta_add(hw, vif, sta);
 		ath_dbg(common, CONFIG,
 			"Add station: %pM\n", sta->addr);
-	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC &&
-		   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH) {
+	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_NONE &&
+		   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST) {
 		ret = ath9k_sta_remove(hw, vif, sta);
 		ath_dbg(common, CONFIG,
 			"Remove station: %pM\n", sta->addr);