linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH RFC v1 5/7] rtw88: Configure the registers from rtw_bf

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Date:   Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:47:09 +0000
From:   Pkshih <pkshih@...ltek.com>
To:     Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "tony0620emma@...il.com" <tony0620emma@...il.com>,
        "kvalo@...eaurora.org" <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "johannes@...solutions.net" <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Neo Jou <neojou@...il.com>,
        Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...il.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH RFC v1 5/7] rtw88: Configure the registers from rtw_bf_assoc() outside the RCU lock


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Blumenstingl [mailto:martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2021 4:41 AM
> To: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: tony0620emma@...il.com; kvalo@...eaurora.org; johannes@...solutions.net; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Neo Jou; Jernej Skrabec; Martin Blumenstingl
> Subject: [PATCH RFC v1 5/7] rtw88: Configure the registers from rtw_bf_assoc() outside the RCU lock
> 
> Upcoming SDIO support may sleep in the read/write handlers. Configure
> the chip's BFEE configuration set from rtw_bf_assoc() outside the
> rcu_read_lock section to prevent a "scheduling while atomic" issue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@...glemail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/bf.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/bf.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/bf.c
> index aff70e4ae028..06034d5d6f6c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/bf.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/bf.c
> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void rtw_bf_assoc(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
>  	struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap;
>  	struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *ic_vht_cap;
>  	const u8 *bssid = bss_conf->bssid;
> +	bool config_bfee = false;
>  	u32 sound_dim;
>  	u8 i;
> 

The rcu_read_lock() in this function is used to access ieee80211_find_sta() and protect 'sta'.
A simple way is to shrink the critical section, like:

	rcu_read_lock();

	sta = ieee80211_find_sta(vif, bssid);
	if (!sta) {
		rtw_warn(rtwdev, "failed to find station entry for bss %pM\n",
			 bssid);
		rcu_read_unlock();
	}

	vht_cap = &sta->vht_cap;

	rcu_read_unlock();


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