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* [PATCH] ar9170: fix hang on stop
@ 2009-03-28  0:46 Christian Lamparter
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From: Christian Lamparter @ 2009-03-28  0:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless, John W. Linville

This patch fixes a locking problem which freezes the network core.

The deadlock goes as follows:
- ar9170_op_stop - is called
1. change the state to IDLE
2. > take the MUTEX <
3. cancel_SYNC all pending work, which means
    "block until a work_struct's callback has terminated"
=>  if filter_config_work was queued it tries to get the MUTEX,
       before checking the device state...	

Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@web.de>
---
John,

I guess you have to queue this for the next wireless-2.6 ;)
By the way, I guess you should add the p54spi fixes as well.

Regards,
	Chr
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/main.c
index 5996ff9..5f55754 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ar9170/main.c
@@ -742,8 +742,9 @@ static void ar9170_op_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (IS_STARTED(ar))
 		ar->state = AR9170_IDLE;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
+	flush_workqueue(ar->hw->workqueue);
 
+	mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ar->tx_status_janitor);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ar->filter_config_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&ar->beacon_work);
@@ -1123,10 +1124,10 @@ static void ar9170_set_filters(struct work_struct *work)
 					 filter_config_work);
 	int err;
 
-	mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
 	if (unlikely(!IS_STARTED(ar)))
-		goto unlock;
+		return ;
 
+	mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
 	if (ar->filter_changed & AR9170_FILTER_CHANGED_PROMISC) {
 		err = ar9170_set_operating_mode(ar);
 		if (err)

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