[PATCH ath-next 1/2] wifi: ath12k: fix inconsistent arvif state in vdev_create error paths

Wei Zhang wei.zhang at oss.qualcomm.com
Mon May 11 21:49:04 PDT 2026


ath12k_mac_vdev_create() has three error path issues that leave arvif
in an inconsistent state:

1. When ath12k_wmi_vdev_create() fails, the function returns directly
   without clearing arvif->ar, which was already set before the WMI
   call. Subsequent code checking arvif->ar to determine vdev readiness
   will see a non-NULL value despite no vdev existing in firmware.

2. When ath12k_wmi_send_peer_delete_cmd() fails in err_peer_del, the
   code jumped to err: skipping the DP peer cleanup and vdev rollback,
   leaving num_created_vdevs, vdev maps and arvif list membership live.

3. When ath12k_wait_for_peer_delete_done() fails, the code jumped to
   err_vdev_del: skipping the DP peer cleanup.

Fix by changing the ath12k_wmi_vdev_create() failure to goto err instead
of returning directly, routing both err_peer_del failure paths through
err_dp_peer_del: for proper DP peer and vdev rollback, and consolidating
the arvif state cleanup at err:.

Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.1.c5-00302-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-1.115823.3

Fixes: 477cabfdb776 ("wifi: ath12k: modify link arvif creation and removal for MLO")
Signed-off-by: Wei Zhang <wei.zhang at oss.qualcomm.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c | 9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index 2dc7dba53ec8..8f8456509468 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -10290,7 +10290,7 @@ int ath12k_mac_vdev_create(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 	if (ret) {
 		ath12k_warn(ab, "failed to create WMI vdev %d: %d\n",
 			    arvif->vdev_id, ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	ar->num_created_vdevs++;
@@ -10437,13 +10437,13 @@ int ath12k_mac_vdev_create(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 		if (ret) {
 			ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to delete peer vdev_id %d addr %pM\n",
 				    arvif->vdev_id, arvif->bssid);
-			goto err;
+			goto err_dp_peer_del;
 		}
 
 		ret = ath12k_wait_for_peer_delete_done(ar, arvif->vdev_id,
 						       arvif->bssid);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_vdev_del;
+			goto err_dp_peer_del;
 
 		ar->num_peers--;
 	}
@@ -10460,8 +10460,6 @@ int ath12k_mac_vdev_create(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 
 	ath12k_wmi_vdev_delete(ar, arvif->vdev_id);
 	ar->num_created_vdevs--;
-	arvif->is_created = false;
-	arvif->ar = NULL;
 	ar->allocated_vdev_map &= ~(1LL << arvif->vdev_id);
 	ab->free_vdev_map |= 1LL << arvif->vdev_id;
 	ab->free_vdev_stats_id_map &= ~(1LL << arvif->vdev_stats_id);
@@ -10470,6 +10468,7 @@ int ath12k_mac_vdev_create(struct ath12k *ar, struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
 
 err:
+	arvif->is_created = false;
 	arvif->ar = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.34.1




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