linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/6] wifi: wilc1000: set net device registration as last step during interface creation

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Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 17:51:19 +0200
From: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@...tlin.com>
To: Ajay Singh <ajay.kathat@...rochip.com>, 
 Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@...on.dev>, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>, 
 linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 Heiko Thiery <Heiko.Thiery@...tron.com>, 
 Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@...tlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/6] wifi: wilc1000: set net device registration as last
 step during interface creation

net device registration is currently done in wilc_netdev_ifc_init but
other initialization operations are still done after this registration.
Since net device is assumed to be usable right after registration, it
should be the very last step of initialization.

Move netdev registration at the very end of wilc_netdev_ifc_init to let
this function completely initialize netdevice before registering it.

Signed-off-by: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@...tlin.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c | 31 ++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
index 73f56f7b002b..acc9b9a64552 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.c
@@ -965,16 +965,6 @@ struct wilc_vif *wilc_netdev_ifc_init(struct wilc *wl, const char *name,
 	vif->priv.wdev.iftype = type;
 	vif->priv.dev = ndev;
 
-	if (rtnl_locked)
-		ret = cfg80211_register_netdevice(ndev);
-	else
-		ret = register_netdev(ndev);
-
-	if (ret) {
-		ret = -EFAULT;
-		goto error;
-	}
-
 	ndev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	vif->iftype = vif_type;
 	vif->idx = wilc_get_available_idx(wl);
@@ -985,13 +975,24 @@ struct wilc_vif *wilc_netdev_ifc_init(struct wilc *wl, const char *name,
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->vif_mutex);
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
-	return vif;
-
-error:
 	if (rtnl_locked)
-		cfg80211_unregister_netdevice(ndev);
+		ret = cfg80211_register_netdevice(ndev);
 	else
-		unregister_netdev(ndev);
+		ret = register_netdev(ndev);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto error_remove_vif;
+	}
+
+	return vif;
+
+error_remove_vif:
+	mutex_lock(&wl->vif_mutex);
+	list_del_rcu(&vif->list);
+	wl->vif_num -= 1;
+	mutex_unlock(&wl->vif_mutex);
+	synchronize_rcu();
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }

-- 
2.44.0