linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/1] wifi: mac80211: fortify the spinlock against deadlock by interrupt

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Date:   Thu, 18 May 2023 20:50:16 +0200
From:   Mirsad Goran Todorovac <mirsad.todorovac@....unizg.hr>
To:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/1] wifi: mac80211: fortify the spinlock against
 deadlock by interrupt



On 5/17/23 23:34, Johannes Berg wrote:
>>
>> Fixes: 4444bc2116ae ("wifi: mac80211: Proper mark iTXQs for resumption")
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/1f58a0d1-d2b9-d851-73c3-93fcc607501c@alu.unizg.hr/
>> Reported-by: Mirsad Goran Todorovac <mirsad.todorovac@....unizg.hr>
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/cdc80531-f25f-6f9d-b15f-25e16130b53a@alu.unizg.hr/
>> Signed-off-by: Mirsad Goran Todorovac <mirsad.todorovac@....unizg.hr>
>> Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>
>> ---
>>
> 
> You really should say what you changed, but anyway, it's too late - I
> applied a previous version yesterday.

Yes. Sorry, I was following Andy's advice to resend, at the wrong
assumption that the system ate the patch after three weeks of
inactivity. :-/

The difference is really in the mailbox containing the patch, but git
somehow ate that, too. Beginner's errors. :-(

---
v4 -> v5:
- Some cleanup, keeping the longer stacktrace as requested
v3 -> v4:
- Added whole lockdep trace as advised.
- Trimmed irrelevant line prefix.
v2 -> v3:
- Fix the Fixes: tag as advised.
- Change the net: to wifi: to comply with the original patch that
   is being fixed.
v1 -> v2:
- Minor rewording and clarification.
- Cc:-ed people that replied to the original bug report (forgotten
   in v1 by omission).

  net/mac80211/tx.c | 5 +++--
  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Rest assured, the code did not change. It is a rather obvious fix
to the interrupt caused deadlock.

> Also, I suspect you just collected the reviewed-by tag here, which
> really you shouldn't be doing a resend for.

This is correct, plus cosmetic removal of Cc:s as advised.

Sorry for confusion, I am really having a great time with the Intel
Linux team and I am currently updating my homework on Wi-Fi.

Provided that there will be more use of me for the wireless.

But I can always justify anything used in multimedia or graphic
rendering as my field of research. Well, almost anything :-)

Best regards,
Mirsad