[PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-01 Thread Jan Kiszka
Hacking a bit on rt2x00 to make it work in master and ad-hoc mode, lockdep popped up on some hostapd ioctls, pointing out remaining inconsistencies related to sta_lock: 1. sta_lock holders must always be protected against softirq 2. bss_tim_set/clear must not be called with sta_lock held, rather a

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-02 Thread Ivo Van Doorn
On 1/1/07, Jan Kiszka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hacking a bit on rt2x00 to make it work in master and ad-hoc mode, lockdep popped up on some hostapd ioctls, pointing out remaining inconsistencies related to sta_lock: 1. sta_lock holders must always be protected against softirq 2. bss_tim_set/cl

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-02 Thread Christoph Hellwig
On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 04:30:41PM +0100, Ivo Van Doorn wrote: > +static inline void __bss_tim_set(struct ieee80211_local *local, > + struct ieee80211_if_ap *bss, int aid) > +{ > + bss->tim[(aid)/8] |= 1<<((aid) % 8); > +} This really screams to be converted to __s

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-05 Thread Ivo van Doorn
On Tuesday 02 January 2007 17:22, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 04:30:41PM +0100, Ivo Van Doorn wrote: > > +static inline void __bss_tim_set(struct ieee80211_local *local, > > +struct ieee80211_if_ap *bss, int aid) > > +{ > > + bss->tim[(aid)/8] |=

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-06 Thread Jan Kiszka
Ivo van Doorn wrote: > +#define __bss_tim_set(__bss, __aid) __set_bit((__aid), &(__bss)->tim) > + __set/clear_bit demands unsigned long, tim is u8. That causes quite some warnings here. ... > static inline void bss_tim_clear(struct ieee80211_local *local, >struct

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-06 Thread Johannes Berg
On Tue, 2007-01-02 at 16:22 +, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > This really screams to be converted to __set_bit. Whoops, I should really have jumped into this thread earlier but somehow missed it. This cannot be converted to __set_bit because the IEEE specs mandate this format. We can insert a c

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-06 Thread Johannes Berg
On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 21:08 +0100, Ivo van Doorn wrote: > This patch uses the __set_bit and __clear_but as suggested by Christoph. > It also removes the local argument since it was unused. NACK. This breaks spec compliance for drivers that use the TIM in their beacon frames. johannes signature

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-06 Thread Johannes Berg
On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 17:52 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 21:08 +0100, Ivo van Doorn wrote: > > > This patch uses the __set_bit and __clear_but as suggested by Christoph. > > It also removes the local argument since it was unused. > > NACK. This breaks spec compliance for dr

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-06 Thread Jan Kiszka
Johannes Berg wrote: > On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 21:08 +0100, Ivo van Doorn wrote: > >> This patch uses the __set_bit and __clear_but as suggested by Christoph. >> It also removes the local argument since it was unused. > > NACK. This breaks spec compliance for drivers that use the TIM in their > bea

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-06 Thread Johannes Berg
On Sat, 2007-01-06 at 18:00 +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote: > Johannes Berg wrote: > > On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 21:08 +0100, Ivo van Doorn wrote: > > > >> This patch uses the __set_bit and __clear_but as suggested by Christoph. > >> It also removes the local argument since it was unused. > > > > NACK. This

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-06 Thread Ivo Van Doorn
> Bit ordering, I see. Then go for my original patch + comments why this > is open-coded in __bss_tim_set/clear + removed unused arguments from > those functions, OK? Sounds good to me, care to send a new patch? This patch returns to the original format for setting and clearing the tim bit, as

Re: [PATCH] d80211: Fix inconsistent sta_lock usage

2007-01-10 Thread Jiri Benc
On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 20:09:36 +0100, Ivo Van Doorn wrote: > [...] > @@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_remove_sta(struct > net_device *dev, The patch is line-wrapped here. Applied, but please try to fix your mail client settings. Thanks for the patch, Jiri -- Jiri Benc SUSE Labs - T