mac80211: add tx dequeue function for process context
Since ieee80211_tx_dequeue() must not be called with softirqs enabled
(i.e. from process context without proper disable of bottom halves),
we add a wrapper that disables bottom halves before calling
ieee80211_tx_dequeue()
The new function is named ieee80211_tx_dequeue_ni() just as all other
from-process-context versions found in mac80211.
The documentation of ieee80211_tx_dequeue() is also updated so it
mentions that the function should not be called from process context.
Signed-off-by: Erik Stromdahl <erik.stromdahl@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20190617200140.6189-1-erik.stromdahl@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index f13eb2f..fb8870d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -3546,6 +3546,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
ieee80211_tx_result r;
struct ieee80211_vif *vif = txq->vif;
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count() == 0);
+
begin:
spin_lock_bh(&fq->lock);
