From d4c4a9a1bce1912ed5681251f0037fd4f2364a3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alan Jenkins Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:41:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: fix modprobe deadlock by not calling wep_init under rtnl_lock - ieee80211_wep_init(), which is called with rtnl_lock held, blocks in request_module() [waiting for modprobe to load a crypto module]. - modprobe blocks in a call to flush_workqueue(), when it closes a TTY [presumably when it exits]. - The workqueue item linkwatch_event() blocks on rtnl_lock. There's no reason for wep_init() to be called with rtnl_lock held, so just move it outside the critical section. Signed-off-by: Alan Jenkins Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- net/mac80211/main.c | 19 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c index fbcbed6cad01..00968c2d22bb 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/main.c +++ b/net/mac80211/main.c @@ -909,6 +909,13 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) if (result < 0) goto fail_sta_info; + result = ieee80211_wep_init(local); + if (result < 0) { + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Failed to initialize wep: %d\n", + wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), result); + goto fail_wep; + } + rtnl_lock(); result = dev_alloc_name(local->mdev, local->mdev->name); if (result < 0) @@ -930,14 +937,6 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) goto fail_rate; } - result = ieee80211_wep_init(local); - - if (result < 0) { - printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Failed to initialize wep: %d\n", - wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), result); - goto fail_wep; - } - /* add one default STA interface if supported */ if (local->hw.wiphy->interface_modes & BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)) { result = ieee80211_if_add(local, "wlan%d", NULL, @@ -967,13 +966,13 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw) return 0; -fail_wep: - rate_control_deinitialize(local); fail_rate: unregister_netdevice(local->mdev); local->mdev = NULL; fail_dev: rtnl_unlock(); + ieee80211_wep_free(local); +fail_wep: sta_info_stop(local); fail_sta_info: debugfs_hw_del(local); -- 2.20.1