[PATCH v2 0/5] wifi: ath: avoid IDR mutation while iterating
From: Jiale Yao
Date: Sat Oct 03 2026 - 05:23:09 EST
The ath10k, ath11k, and ath12k cleanup paths walk an IDR while removing
the current entry. idr_for_each() retains radix-tree iterator state across
the callback, so that removal can invalidate the walk.
Use idr_for_each_entry() in each cleanup path. It performs a fresh
idr_get_next() lookup for every iteration, allowing the current entry to
be removed safely before its skb is released. Keeping the existing locked
removal helpers also ensures that a concurrent TX completion cannot find
an IDR entry which points to an already freed skb.
Changes in v2:
- Rework the ath11k and ath12k pending management TX cleanup patches to
remove each IDR entry before freeing its skb, as pointed out by
Rameshkumar and Jeff.
- Use idr_for_each_entry() for the pending cleanup callers instead of
leaving freed skb pointers in the IDR until idr_destroy().
Jiale Yao (5):
wifi: ath10k: avoid IDR mutation during TX cleanup
wifi: ath11k: avoid IDR mutation during pending mgmt TX cleanup
wifi: ath11k: avoid IDR mutation during vif mgmt TX cleanup
wifi: ath12k: avoid IDR mutation during pending mgmt TX cleanup
wifi: ath12k: avoid IDR mutation during vif mgmt TX cleanup
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c | 7 ++++-
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c | 3 +--
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c | 33 ++++++++++++------------
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.h | 2 +-
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c | 3 +--
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c | 33 ++++++++++++------------
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.h | 2 +-
7 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
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