Re: ath9k: Fix beacon configuration assertion failure

[Kalle Valo]

Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Adi Ratiu <adi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> commit cfda2d8e2314 ("ath9k: Fix beacon configuration for
>> addition/removal of interfaces") reworked beacon configs to happen at
>> IF changes and missed cases when NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION has no beacons
>> with the corresponding values iter_data.primary_beacon_vif == 0 and
>> iter_data.nbcnvifs == 0 in ath9k_calculate_summary_state(), thus
>> calling ath9k_beacon_config() with null and giving the below warning.
>> 
>> Fix this by calling beacon config only when a beacon actually exists,
>> i.e. by checking iter_data.beacons which should be set only inside
>> ath9k_vif_iter_set_beacon() (the line "iter_data.beacons = true;" in
>> ath9k_calculate_summary_state() is a bug in above rework commit).
>> 
>> [   16.910537] ------------[ cut here ]------------
>> [   16.910549] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 6 at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c:642 ath9k_beacon_config+0x12c/0x130 [ath9k]
>> [   16.910551] Modules linked in: intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel kvm irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel ghash_clmulni_intel hid_generic aesni_intel usbhid hid aes_x86_64 joydev mousedev arc4 lrw ath9k dell_laptop ath9k_common ath9k_hw ath mac80211 gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper dell_smbios input_leds cryptd led_class snd_hda_codec_hdmi psmouse cfg80211 serio_raw atkbd snd_hda_codec_realtek libps2 rfkill r8169 sr_mod snd_hda_codec_generic dcdbas cdrom mii snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_hda_core i8042 snd_pcm snd_timer serio ac xhci_pci xhci_hcd battery i2c_i801 tpm_tis pcspkr tpm_tis_core evdev shpchp lpc_ich i2c_smbus tpm sch_fq_codel ip_tables x_tables
>> [   16.910620] CPU: 2 PID: 6 Comm: kworker/u16:0 Not tainted 4.8.0-rc1-next-20160815-g118253a #1
>> [   16.910621] Hardware name: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3521/018DYG, BIOS A14 07/31/2015
>> [   16.910648] Workqueue: phy0 ieee80211_iface_work [mac80211]
>> [   16.910652]  0000000000000000 ffff880159f13630 ffffffff813140f0 0000000000000000
>> [   16.910657]  0000000000000000 ffff880159f13670 ffffffff8106b22b 0000028200000202
>> [   16.910661]  ffff880156bc1500 0000000000000000 ffff880153cc8018 ffff880153cc8018
>> [   16.910666] Call Trace:
>> [   16.910674]  [<ffffffff813140f0>] dump_stack+0x63/0x83
>> [   16.910678]  [<ffffffff8106b22b>] __warn+0xcb/0xf0
>> [   16.910682]  [<ffffffff8106b31d>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1d/0x20
>> [   16.910690]  [<ffffffffa02fceec>] ath9k_beacon_config+0x12c/0x130 [ath9k]
>> [   16.910696]  [<ffffffffa03010f6>] ath9k_calculate_summary_state+0xf6/0x350 [ath9k]
>> [   16.910703]  [<ffffffffa0301b46>] ath9k_bss_info_changed+0x186/0x1a0 [ath9k]
>> [   16.910720]  [<ffffffffa025dd71>] ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify+0xb1/0x200 [mac80211]
>> [   16.910737]  [<ffffffffa02c088c>] ieee80211_assoc_success+0x677/0xdeb [mac80211]
>> [   16.910746]  [<ffffffff810adea2>] ? up+0x32/0x50
>> [   16.910751]  [<ffffffff810bcf3b>] ? wake_up_klogd+0x3b/0x50
>> [   16.910755]  [<ffffffff810bd489>] ? console_unlock+0x539/0x5f0
>> [   16.910760]  [<ffffffff810bd794>] ? vprintk_emit+0x254/0x490
>> [   16.910765]  [<ffffffff810bdb3f>] ? vprintk_default+0x1f/0x30
>> [   16.910769]  [<ffffffff8114854d>] ? printk+0x48/0x50
>> [   16.910788]  [<ffffffffa02ad0c2>] ieee80211_rx_mgmt_assoc_resp+0x152/0x4c0 [mac80211]
>> [   16.910807]  [<ffffffffa02ade3f>] ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_mgmt+0x18f/0x840 [mac80211]
>> [   16.910813]  [<ffffffff810d0a40>] ? lock_timer_base.isra.2+0x80/0xa0
>> [   16.910817]  [<ffffffff810ad896>] ? cpuacct_charge+0x86/0xa0
>> [   16.910822]  [<ffffffff8109d8e7>] ? update_curr+0xb7/0x160
>> [   16.910827]  [<ffffffff8109e54c>] ? dequeue_entity+0x24c/0xa20
>> [   16.910831]  [<ffffffff8109f2e3>] ? dequeue_task_fair+0x5c3/0x960
>> [   16.910848]  [<ffffffffa02735b4>] ? ieee80211_iface_work+0xd4/0x410 [mac80211]
>> [   16.910865]  [<ffffffffa0273775>] ieee80211_iface_work+0x295/0x410 [mac80211]
>> [   16.910870]  [<ffffffff81090537>] ? finish_task_switch+0x77/0x1e0
>> [   16.910875]  [<ffffffff810832d5>] process_one_work+0x1e5/0x470
>> [   16.910880]  [<ffffffff810835a8>] worker_thread+0x48/0x4e0
>> [   16.910885]  [<ffffffff81083560>] ? process_one_work+0x470/0x470
>> [   16.910888]  [<ffffffff81088f09>] kthread+0xc9/0xe0
>> [   16.910894]  [<ffffffff81028723>] ? __switch_to+0x2c3/0x610
>> [   16.910899]  [<ffffffff8173a67f>] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x40
>> [   16.910902]  [<ffffffff81088e40>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x40/0x40
>> [   16.910904] ---[ end trace aa169ad4461f2f18 ]---
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Ioan-Adrian Ratiu <adi@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Benjamin, does this look reasonable to you? I'm planning to queue this for 4.8.

Actually, I see two patches which might be related but not identical:

ath9k: fix client mode beacon configuration
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9247699/

ath9k: Fix beacon configuration assertion failure
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9281191/

Felix (CCed) & Benjamin: please take a look and advice which one I
should take.

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Kalle Valo