Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: protect sleepq_len access by sleep_q.lock

[Hans de Goede]

Hi Fabio,

On 9/13/21 3:39 PM, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> Hello Hans,
> 
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 03:24:44PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> Hi Fabio,
>>
>  
>>> Note that sleep_q.lock is already taken inside
>>> rtw_free_xmitframe_queue so we just wrap sleepq_len
>>> access.
>>>
>>> Moved pxmitpriv->lock after sleep_q.lock release to
>>> avoid locks nesting.
> 
>>>  	rtw_free_xmitframe_queue(pxmitpriv, &psta->sleep_q);
>>> +	spin_lock_bh(&psta->sleep_q.lock);
>>
>> AFAICT this needs to be above the rtw_free_xmitframe_queue() ?
> 
> as I wrote on the changelog, the sleep_q.lock is already
> taken inside rtw_free_xmitframe_queue. If I put the
> sleep_q.lock above that function a soft lock occurs when
> I disconnect.
> 
> So I put it just below rtw_free_xmitframe_queue.
> 
> Things works fine this way.
> 
> Please tell me if there's a best way to do it.

Hmm I see, this may work, but the sleepq_len access
really should be protected by the same lock as the freeing
of the queue is without dropping it in between.

That rtw_free_xmitframe_queue() takes the sleep_q.lock
then to me that signals that other (higher-level) functions should
not take sleep_q.lock at all, since this is then private to the
functions operating on the sleep_q.

I've an idea how we we can possibly tackle this, but I'm not sure
yet I will try to make some time to look into this tomorrow or
the day after.

Regards,

Hans