ath10k: Fix kernel panic while using worker (ath10k_sta_rc_update_wk)

[Kalle Valo]

Karthikeyan Periyasamy <periyasa at codeaurora.org> wrote:

> When attempt to run worker (ath10k_sta_rc_update_wk) after the station object
> (ieee80211_sta) delete will trigger the kernel panic.
> 
> This problem arise in AP + Mesh configuration, Where the current node AP VAP
> and neighbor node mesh VAP MAC address are same. When the current mesh node
> try to establish the mesh link with neighbor node, driver peer creation for
> the neighbor mesh node fails due to duplication MAC address. Already the AP
> VAP created with same MAC address.
> 
> It is caused by the following scenario steps.
> 
> Steps:
> 1. In above condition, ath10k driver sta_state callback (ath10k_sta_state)
>    fails to do the state change for a station from IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST
>    to IEEE80211_STA_NONE due to peer creation fails. Sta_state callback is
>    called from ieee80211_add_station() to handle the new station
>    (neighbor mesh node) request from the wpa_supplicant.
> 2. Concurrently ath10k receive the sta_rc_update callback notification from
>    the mesh_neighbour_update() to handle the beacon frames of the above
>    neighbor mesh node. since its atomic callback, ath10k driver queue the
>    work (ath10k_sta_rc_update_wk) to handle rc update.
> 3. Due to driver sta_state callback fails (step 1), mac80211 free the station
>    object.
> 4. When the worker (ath10k_sta_rc_update_wk) scheduled to run, it will access
>    the station object which is already deleted. so it will trigger kernel
>    panic.
> 
> Added the peer exist check in sta_rc_update callback before queue the work.
> 
> Kernel Panic log:
> 
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
> pgd = c0204000
> [00000000] *pgd=00000000
> Internal error: Oops: 17 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ARM
> CPU: 1 PID: 1833 Comm: kworker/u4:2 Not tainted 3.14.77 #1
> task: dcef0000 ti: d72b6000 task.ti: d72b6000
> PC is at pwq_activate_delayed_work+0x10/0x40
> LR is at pwq_activate_delayed_work+0xc/0x40
> pc : [<c023f988>]    lr : [<c023f984>]    psr: 40000193
> sp : d72b7f18  ip : 0000007a  fp : d72b6000
> r10: 00000000  r9 : dd404414  r8 : d8c31998
> r7 : d72b6038  r6 : 00000004  r5 : d4907ec8  r4 : dcee1300
> r3 : ffffffe0  r2 : 00000000  r1 : 00000001  r0 : 00000000
> Flags: nZcv  IRQs off  FIQs on  Mode SVC_32  ISA ARM  Segment kernel
> Control: 10c5787d  Table: 595bc06a  DAC: 00000015
> ...
> Process kworker/u4:2 (pid: 1833, stack limit = 0xd72b6238)
> Stack: (0xd72b7f18 to 0xd72b8000)
> 7f00:                                                       00000001 dcee1300
> 7f20: 00000001 c02410dc d8c31980 dd404400 dd404400 c0242790 d8c31980 00000089
> 7f40: 00000000 d93e1340 00000000 d8c31980 c0242568 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 7f60: 00000000 c02474dc 00000000 00000000 000000f8 d8c31980 00000000 00000000
> 7f80: d72b7f80 d72b7f80 00000000 00000000 d72b7f90 d72b7f90 d72b7fac d93e1340
> 7fa0: c0247404 00000000 00000000 c0208d20 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 7fc0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
> 7fe0: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000013 00000000 00000000 00000000
> [<c023f988>] (pwq_activate_delayed_work) from [<c02410dc>] (pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x58/0xc4)
> [<c02410dc>] (pwq_dec_nr_in_flight) from [<c0242790>] (worker_thread+0x228/0x360)
> [<c0242790>] (worker_thread) from [<c02474dc>] (kthread+0xd8/0xec)
> [<c02474dc>] (kthread) from [<c0208d20>] (ret_from_fork+0x14/0x34)
> Code: e92d4038 e1a05000 ebffffbc[69210.619376] SMP: failed to stop secondary CPUs
> Rebooting in 3 seconds..
> 
> Signed-off-by: Karthikeyan Periyasamy <periyasa at codeaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo at codeaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

8b2d93dd2261 ath10k: Fix kernel panic while using worker (ath10k_sta_rc_update_wk)

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