* Re: [PATCH ath] wifi: ath12k: fix leak in some ath12k_wmi_xxx() functions
[not found] <20260422163258.3013872-1-nico.escande@gmail.com>
@ 2026-04-23 0:08 ` Jeff Johnson
2026-04-23 5:01 ` Greg KH
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jeff Johnson @ 2026-04-23 0:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Nicolas Escande, ath12k; +Cc: linux-wireless, stable
On 4/22/2026 9:32 AM, Nicolas Escande wrote:
> Some wmi functions were using plain 'return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(...)'
> without explicitly handling the error code. This leads to leaking the skb
> in case of error.
>
> Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.3.1-00218-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
>
> Fixes: 66a9448b1b89 ("wifi: ath12k: implement hardware data filter")
> Fixes: 593174170919 ("wifi: ath12k: implement WoW enable and wakeup commands")
> Fixes: 4a3c212eee0e ("wifi: ath12k: add basic WoW functionalities")
> Fixes: 16f474d6d49d ("wifi: ath12k: add WoW net-detect functionality")
> Fixes: 1666108c74c4 ("wifi: ath12k: support ARP and NS offload")
> Fixes: aab4ae566fa1 ("wifi: ath12k: support GTK rekey offload")
> Fixes: 7af01e569529 ("wifi: ath12k: handle keepalive during WoWLAN suspend and resume")
@Stable team:
are you OK with one patch that fixes a bunch of places, or would you prefer a
separate patch per fixed commit?
/jeff
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Escande <nico.escande@gmail.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 88 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
> index 65a05a9520ff..75c87edd2a8a 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
> @@ -10251,7 +10251,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_hw_data_filter_cmd(struct ath12k *ar, struct wmi_hw_data_filter_a
> {
> struct wmi_hw_data_filter_cmd *cmd;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> - int len;
> + int ret, len;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd);
> skb = ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb(ar->wmi->wmi_ab, len);
> @@ -10275,7 +10275,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_hw_data_filter_cmd(struct ath12k *ar, struct wmi_hw_data_filter_a
> "wmi hw data filter enable %d filter_bitmap 0x%x\n",
> arg->enable, arg->hw_filter_bitmap);
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_HW_DATA_FILTER_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_HW_DATA_FILTER_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_HW_DATA_FILTER_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_wow_host_wakeup_ind(struct ath12k *ar)
> @@ -10283,6 +10289,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_host_wakeup_ind(struct ath12k *ar)
> struct wmi_wow_host_wakeup_cmd *cmd;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> size_t len;
> + int ret;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd);
> skb = ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb(ar->wmi->wmi_ab, len);
> @@ -10295,14 +10302,20 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_host_wakeup_ind(struct ath12k *ar)
>
> ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_WMI, "wmi tlv wow host wakeup ind\n");
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_HOSTWAKEUP_FROM_SLEEP_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_HOSTWAKEUP_FROM_SLEEP_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_WOW_HOSTWAKEUP_FROM_SLEEP_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_wow_enable(struct ath12k *ar)
> {
> struct wmi_wow_enable_cmd *cmd;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> - int len;
> + int ret, len;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd);
> skb = ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb(ar->wmi->wmi_ab, len);
> @@ -10317,7 +10330,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_enable(struct ath12k *ar)
> cmd->pause_iface_config = cpu_to_le32(WOW_IFACE_PAUSE_ENABLED);
> ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_WMI, "wmi tlv wow enable\n");
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_ENABLE_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_ENABLE_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_WOW_ENABLE_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_wow_add_wakeup_event(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
> @@ -10327,6 +10346,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_add_wakeup_event(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
> struct wmi_wow_add_del_event_cmd *cmd;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> size_t len;
> + int ret;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd);
> skb = ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb(ar->wmi->wmi_ab, len);
> @@ -10343,7 +10363,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_add_wakeup_event(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
> ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_WMI, "wmi tlv wow add wakeup event %s enable %d vdev_id %d\n",
> wow_wakeup_event(event), enable, vdev_id);
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_ENABLE_DISABLE_WAKE_EVENT_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_ENABLE_DISABLE_WAKE_EVENT_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_WOW_ENABLE_DISABLE_WAKE_EVENT_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_wow_add_pattern(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u32 pattern_id,
> @@ -10356,6 +10382,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_add_pattern(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u32 pattern_id,
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> void *ptr;
> size_t len;
> + int ret;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd) +
> sizeof(*tlv) + /* array struct */
> @@ -10435,7 +10462,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_add_pattern(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u32 pattern_id,
> ath12k_dbg_dump(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_WMI, NULL, "wow bitmask: ",
> bitmap->bitmaskbuf, pattern_len);
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_ADD_WAKE_PATTERN_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_ADD_WAKE_PATTERN_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_WOW_ADD_WAKE_PATTERN_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_wow_del_pattern(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u32 pattern_id)
> @@ -10443,6 +10476,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_del_pattern(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u32 pattern_id)
> struct wmi_wow_del_pattern_cmd *cmd;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> size_t len;
> + int ret;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd);
> skb = ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb(ar->wmi->wmi_ab, len);
> @@ -10459,7 +10493,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_del_pattern(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id, u32 pattern_id)
> ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_WMI, "wmi tlv wow del pattern vdev_id %d pattern_id %d\n",
> vdev_id, pattern_id);
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_DEL_WAKE_PATTERN_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_WOW_DEL_WAKE_PATTERN_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_WOW_DEL_WAKE_PATTERN_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> static struct sk_buff *
> @@ -10595,6 +10635,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_config_pno(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
> struct wmi_pno_scan_req_arg *pno_scan)
> {
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> + int ret;
>
> if (pno_scan->enable)
> skb = ath12k_wmi_op_gen_config_pno_start(ar, vdev_id, pno_scan);
> @@ -10604,7 +10645,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_wow_config_pno(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id,
> if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(skb))
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_NETWORK_LIST_OFFLOAD_CONFIG_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_NETWORK_LIST_OFFLOAD_CONFIG_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_NETWORK_LIST_OFFLOAD_CONFIG_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> static void ath12k_wmi_fill_ns_offload(struct ath12k *ar,
> @@ -10717,6 +10764,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_arp_ns_offload(struct ath12k *ar,
> void *buf_ptr;
> size_t len;
> u8 ns_cnt, ns_ext_tuples = 0;
> + int ret;
>
> ns_cnt = offload->ipv6_count;
>
> @@ -10752,7 +10800,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_arp_ns_offload(struct ath12k *ar,
> if (ns_ext_tuples)
> ath12k_wmi_fill_ns_offload(ar, offload, &buf_ptr, enable, 1);
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_SET_ARP_NS_OFFLOAD_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_SET_ARP_NS_OFFLOAD_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_SET_ARP_NS_OFFLOAD_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_gtk_rekey_offload(struct ath12k *ar,
> @@ -10762,7 +10816,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_gtk_rekey_offload(struct ath12k *ar,
> struct wmi_gtk_rekey_offload_cmd *cmd;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> __le64 replay_ctr;
> - int len;
> + int ret, len;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd);
> skb = ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb(ar->wmi->wmi_ab, len);
> @@ -10789,7 +10843,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_gtk_rekey_offload(struct ath12k *ar,
>
> ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_WMI, "offload gtk rekey vdev: %d %d\n",
> arvif->vdev_id, enable);
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_GTK_OFFLOAD_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_GTK_OFFLOAD_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_GTK_OFFLOAD_CMDID offload\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_gtk_rekey_getinfo(struct ath12k *ar,
> @@ -10797,7 +10857,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_gtk_rekey_getinfo(struct ath12k *ar,
> {
> struct wmi_gtk_rekey_offload_cmd *cmd;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> - int len;
> + int ret, len;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd);
> skb = ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb(ar->wmi->wmi_ab, len);
> @@ -10811,7 +10871,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_gtk_rekey_getinfo(struct ath12k *ar,
>
> ath12k_dbg(ar->ab, ATH12K_DBG_WMI, "get gtk rekey vdev_id: %d\n",
> arvif->vdev_id);
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_GTK_OFFLOAD_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(ar->wmi, skb, WMI_GTK_OFFLOAD_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_GTK_OFFLOAD_CMDID getinfo\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_sta_keepalive(struct ath12k *ar,
> @@ -10822,6 +10888,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_sta_keepalive(struct ath12k *ar,
> struct wmi_sta_keepalive_cmd *cmd;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> size_t len;
> + int ret;
>
> len = sizeof(*cmd) + sizeof(*arp);
> skb = ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb(wmi->wmi_ab, len);
> @@ -10849,7 +10916,13 @@ int ath12k_wmi_sta_keepalive(struct ath12k *ar,
> "wmi sta keepalive vdev %d enabled %d method %d interval %d\n",
> arg->vdev_id, arg->enabled, arg->method, arg->interval);
>
> - return ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(wmi, skb, WMI_STA_KEEPALIVE_CMDID);
> + ret = ath12k_wmi_cmd_send(wmi, skb, WMI_STA_KEEPALIVE_CMDID);
> + if (ret) {
> + ath12k_warn(ar->ab, "failed to send WMI_STA_KEEPALIVE_CMDID\n");
> + dev_kfree_skb(skb);
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> }
>
> int ath12k_wmi_mlo_setup(struct ath12k *ar, struct wmi_mlo_setup_arg *mlo_params)
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