[PATCH ath-next v3 3/4] wifi: ath12k: Fix memory leak during extended skb allocation
P Praneesh
praneesh.p at oss.qualcomm.com
Thu Apr 10 23:01:53 PDT 2025
In ath12k_dp_tx(), memory allocated for extended skb is not freed
properly, causing a memory leak even when the host receives tx
completion for those skbs. Fix this issue by storing skb_ext_desc
in the host tx descriptor and using this skb_ext_desc field during
completion or during ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup().
Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3
Fixes: d889913205cf ("wifi: ath12k: driver for Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 devices")
Signed-off-by: P Praneesh <praneesh.p at oss.qualcomm.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c | 10 +++++++++-
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h | 2 ++
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
index b8e63f489e7d..ad873013e46c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.c
@@ -1206,11 +1206,19 @@ static void ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup(struct ath12k_base *ab)
if (!skb)
continue;
+ skb_cb = ATH12K_SKB_CB(skb);
+ if (skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc) {
+ dma_unmap_single(ab->dev,
+ skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc,
+ tx_desc_info->skb_ext_desc->len,
+ DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(tx_desc_info->skb_ext_desc);
+ }
+
/* if we are unregistering, hw would've been destroyed and
* ar is no longer valid.
*/
if (!(test_bit(ATH12K_FLAG_UNREGISTERING, &ab->dev_flags))) {
- skb_cb = ATH12K_SKB_CB(skb);
ar = skb_cb->ar;
if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ar->dp.num_tx_pending))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h
index 241da2a3bd34..706d766d8c81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ struct ath12k_rx_desc_info {
struct ath12k_tx_desc_info {
struct list_head list;
struct sk_buff *skb;
+ struct sk_buff *skb_ext_desc;
u32 desc_id; /* Cookie */
u8 mac_id;
u8 pool_id;
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ struct ath12k_tx_desc_info {
struct ath12k_tx_desc_params {
struct sk_buff *skb;
+ struct sk_buff *skb_ext_desc;
u8 mac_id;
};
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c
index a272d5b8a51c..9bcd20712888 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static void ath12k_dp_tx_release_txbuf(struct ath12k_dp *dp,
u8 pool_id)
{
spin_lock_bh(&dp->tx_desc_lock[pool_id]);
+ tx_desc->skb_ext_desc = NULL;
list_move_tail(&tx_desc->list, &dp->tx_desc_free_list[pool_id]);
spin_unlock_bh(&dp->tx_desc_lock[pool_id]);
}
@@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ int ath12k_dp_tx(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif,
ti.type = HAL_TCL_DESC_TYPE_EXT_DESC;
skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc = ti.paddr;
+ tx_desc->skb_ext_desc = skb_ext_desc;
}
hal_ring_id = tx_ring->tcl_data_ring.ring_id;
@@ -525,9 +527,11 @@ static void ath12k_dp_tx_free_txbuf(struct ath12k_base *ab,
ar = ab->pdevs[pdev_id].ar;
dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
- if (skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc)
+ if (skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc) {
dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc,
sizeof(struct hal_tx_msdu_ext_desc), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(desc_params->skb_ext_desc);
+ }
ieee80211_free_txskb(ar->ah->hw, msdu);
@@ -558,9 +562,11 @@ ath12k_dp_tx_htt_tx_complete_buf(struct ath12k_base *ab,
wake_up(&ar->dp.tx_empty_waitq);
dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
- if (skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc)
+ if (skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc) {
dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc,
sizeof(struct hal_tx_msdu_ext_desc), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(desc_params->skb_ext_desc);
+ }
vif = skb_cb->vif;
if (vif) {
@@ -773,9 +779,11 @@ static void ath12k_dp_tx_complete_msdu(struct ath12k *ar,
skb_cb = ATH12K_SKB_CB(msdu);
dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr, msdu->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
- if (skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc)
+ if (skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc) {
dma_unmap_single(ab->dev, skb_cb->paddr_ext_desc,
sizeof(struct hal_tx_msdu_ext_desc), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(desc_params->skb_ext_desc);
+ }
rcu_read_lock();
@@ -953,6 +961,7 @@ void ath12k_dp_tx_completion_handler(struct ath12k_base *ab, int ring_id)
desc_params.mac_id = tx_desc->mac_id;
desc_params.skb = tx_desc->skb;
+ desc_params.skb_ext_desc = tx_desc->skb_ext_desc;
/* Release descriptor as soon as extracting necessary info
* to reduce contention
--
2.34.1
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