wpas_p2p_group_delete: Removing STA connection in case of group formation failure

[Dan Williams]

On Mon, 2015-06-15 at 21:09 +0530, Krishna Chaitanya wrote:
> Hi Jouni,
> 
> When we are doing concurrent p2p connection (STA + P2P-GO) using
> dynamic interface, after some trails the GO-NEG fails which is causing
> the STA connection to be deauthenticated.
> 
> The reason for GO-NEG fail is that "add_iface" is failing, so
> "p2p_group_interface" is not set, but in
> wpas_p2p_group_delete based on the below condition we are deleting the
> STA managed interface.
>         if (wpa_s->p2p_group_interface == P2P_GROUP_INTERFACE_GO)
>                 gtype = "GO";
>         else if (wpa_s->p2p_group_interface == P2P_GROUP_INTERFACE_CLIENT ||
>                  (ssid && ssid->mode == WPAS_MODE_INFRA)) {
>                 wpa_s->reassociate = 0;
>                 wpa_s->disconnected = 1;
>                 gtype = "client";
>         } else
>                 gtype = "GO";
> 
>         if (removal_reason != P2P_GROUP_REMOVAL_SILENT && ssid)
>                 wpas_notify_p2p_group_removed(wpa_s, ssid, gtype);
> 
>         if (os_strcmp(gtype, "client") == 0)
>                 wpa_supplicant_deauthenticate(wpa_s,
> WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);
> 
> Is there any reason for checking INFRA mode in p2p module? Snippet of
> logs is below:
> 
> 00:22:cf:e7:b4:06 ==> AP BSSID
> 4a:5a:3f:35:cb:7e ==> P2P Peer
> 
> =============LOG==============
> P2P-GO-NEG-SUCCESS role=GO freq=5180 ht40=0 peer_dev=4a:5a:3f:35:4b:7e
> peer_iface=4a:5a:3f:35:cb:7e wps_method=PBC
> CTRL_IFACE monitor sent successfully to /tmp/wpa_ctrl_2283-2\x00
> Initializing interface 'p2p-wlan0-71' conf 'N/A' driver 'nl80211'
> ctrl_interface '/var/run/wpa_supplicant' bridge 'N/A'
> rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device
> nl80211: RFKILL status not available
> nl80211: TDLS supported
> nl80211: TDLS external setup
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:1
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:5
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:2
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:4
> nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:6
> nl80211: Using driver-based off-channel TX
> nl80211: Use separate P2P group interface (driver advertised support)
> nl80211: interface p2p-wlan0-71 in phy phy1
> nl80211: Set mode ifindex 76 iftype 9 (P2P_GO)
> nl80211: Set TX rates failed: ret=-100 (Network is down)
> nl80211: Setup AP(p2p-wlan0-71) - device_ap_sme=0 use_monitor=0
> nl80211: Subscribe to mgmt frames with AP handle 0x1562e0
> nl80211: Register frame type=0xb0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_AUTH) nl_handle=0x1562e0 match=
> nl80211: Register frame type=0x0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ)
> nl_handle=0x1562e0 match=
> nl80211: Register frame type=0x20 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ)
> nl_handle=0x1562e0 match=
> nl80211: Register frame type=0xa0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_DISASSOC)
> nl_handle=0x1562e0 match=
> nl80211: Register frame type=0xc0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_DEAUTH)
> nl_handle=0x1562e0 match=
> nl80211: Register frame type=0xd0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_ACTION)
> nl_handle=0x1562e0 match=
> nl80211: Register frame type=0x40 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_PROBE_REQ)
> nl_handle=0x1562e0 match=
> Could not set interface p2p-wlan0-71 flags (UP): Device or resource busy

The driver isn't allowing wpa_supplicant to up the interface, which is
causing the issues.  You'd have to figure out where in the kernel/driver
this is coming from.  Which kernel version and which driver again?

Dan

> nl80211: Could not set interface 'p2p-wlan0-71' UP
> nl80211: Remove monitor interface: refcount=0
> nl80211: Remove beacon (ifindex=76)
> netlink: Operstate: ifindex=76 linkmode=0 (kernel-control),
> operstate=6 (IF_OPER_UP)
> nl80211: Set mode ifindex 76 iftype 2 (STATION)
> nl80211: Teardown AP(p2p-wlan0-71) - device_ap_sme=0 use_monitor=0
> nl80211: Unsubscribe mgmt frames handle 0x889dea69 (AP teardown)
> p2p-wlan0-71: Failed to initialize driver interface
> Failed to add interface p2p-wlan0-71
> p2p-wlan0-71: Cancelling scan request
> p2p-wlan0-71: Cancelling authentication timeout
> P2P: Failed to create new wpa_supplicant interface
> P2P: Removing pending group interface p2p-wlan0-71
> nl80211: wpa_driver_nl80211_if_remove(type=3 ifname=p2p-wlan0-71)
> ifindex=76 added_if=0
> nl80211: Remove interface ifindex=76
> nl80211: if_indices[16]:
> nl80211: if_indices[16]:
> P2P: Group Formation failed with 4a:5a:3f:35:cb:7e
> P2P: Clear timeout (state=PROVISIONING)
> P2P: State PROVISIONING -> IDLE
> P2P-GROUP-FORMATION-FAILURE
> CTRL_IFACE monitor sent successfully to /tmp/wpa_ctrl_2283-2\x00
> wlan0: Request to deauthenticate - bssid=00:22:cf:e7:b4:06
> pending_bssid=00:00:00:00:00:00 reason=3 state=COMPLETED
> TDLS: Tear down peers
> wpa_driver_nl80211_deauthenticate(addr=00:22:cf:e7:b4:06 reason_code=3)
> wlan0: Event DEAUTH (12) received
> wlan0: Deauthentication notification
> wlan0:  * reason 3 (locally generated)
> Deauthentication frame IE(s) - hexdump(len=0): [NULL]
> wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=00:22:cf:e7:b4:06 reason=3
> locally_generated=1
>