Re: [Softirq] a76eadba0d: WARNING:at_net/mac80211/rx.c:#ieee80211_rx_napi[mac80211]

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Thu Jul 23 2020 - 06:58:51 EST


kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> [ 106.856151] WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 4569 at net/mac80211/rx.c:4708 ieee80211_rx_napi+0x44d/0x560 [mac80211]

Bah. I clearly should have noticed when looking at the patch.

pending = softirq_pending();

set_softirq_pending(0);

while (pending) {
....

if (timeout)
break;
}

That drops everything which has not yet been processed and the above
warning is due to this.

Thanks,

tglx