netdev - RE: pull-request: mac80211 2021-01-18.2

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Message-ID: <BYAPR11MB2613A16DAF4DAC8A21643E4DE9BE9@BYAPR11MB2613.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:03:28 +0000
From:   "Peer, Ilan" <ilan.peer@...el.com>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Coelho, Luciano" <luciano.coelho@...el.com>
Subject: RE: pull-request: mac80211 2021-01-18.2

Hi,

> Great, thank you for looking into this. Let me know if you have a patch which
> you want me to test on a RTL8723BS adapter.
> 
> One thing which I forgot to mention earlier, it is not just lockdep complaining
> this appears to be a real deadlock, the wifi no longer functions, where as it
> does function with the patch drops.
> 

Agree.

Johannes,

Based on the latest changes you introduced in mac80211-next, the RTNL lock is not really required and can be removed. Would this be sufficient, or would you prefer a fix regardless of these changes?

Thanks in advance,

Ilan.