mac80211: fix tim_lock locking
The ieee80211_beacon_add_tim() function might be called
by drivers with BHs enabled, which causes a potential
deadlock if TX happens at the same time and attempts to
lock the tim_lock as well. Use spin_lock_bh to fix it.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 5b9602b..5800c7a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -2360,9 +2360,9 @@
if (local->tim_in_locked_section) {
__ieee80211_beacon_add_tim(sdata, ps, skb);
} else {
- spin_lock(&local->tim_lock);
+ spin_lock_bh(&local->tim_lock);
__ieee80211_beacon_add_tim(sdata, ps, skb);
- spin_unlock(&local->tim_lock);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&local->tim_lock);
}
return 0;
