[PATCH ath-current] wifi: ath12k: Fix failure to create ath12k_dp_peer on MLO reconnect

[Miaoqing Pan]

On 9/29/2026 9:42 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> On 9/15/2026 1:00 AM, Miaoqing Pan wrote:
>> In ath12k_mac_op_sta_state(), when transitioning an MLO station from
>> IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST to IEEE80211_STA_NONE, after ath12k_dp_peer_create()
>> succeeds, on is_sta_assoc_link verification failure, it takes the
>> 'goto exit' path instead of 'goto peer_delete', leaving a stale dp_peer on
>> the dp_peers_list.
>>
>> On the next connection attempt, ath12k_dp_peer_create() finds the stale
>> entry and returns -EEXIST (-17):
>>
>>      wlP4p1s0: failed to insert STA entry for the AP (error -17)
>>
>> Fix it by changing 'goto exit' to 'goto free_unassign_link'.
>>
>> Also, there is another error path in ath12k_mac_op_sta_state() that
>> jumps to peer_delete after ath12k_mac_assign_link_sta() succeeds, without
>> undoing the assignment through ath12k_mac_free_unassign_link_sta().
>> As a result, the link RCU pointer remains assigned and a stale bit is
>> left in ahsta->links_map, which can trigger the same -EEXIST failure
>> on subsequent reconnect attempts. Fix this by redirecting that error
>> path to free_unassign_link instead.
>>
>> Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.1.c7-00108-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ_UPSTREAM-3
>>
>> Fixes: 0cd46d1f36ce ("wifi: ath12k: identify assoc link vif in station mode")
>> Fixes: ee16dcf573d5 ("wifi: ath12k: Define ath12k_dp_peer structure & APIs for create & delete")
>> Signed-off-by: Miaoqing Pan <miaoqing.pan at oss.qualcomm.com>
>> ---
> 
> Baochen has a more holistic approach to this problem in the works, so dropping
> this patch.
> 
> /jeff
> 

I believe the patch that needs to be dropped is this one: 
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20260815014329.3748059-1-miaoqing.pan@oss.qualcomm.com/.

However, the patch itself is still required. @Baochen, could you please 
help confirm?