From: Kalpesh Solanki <skalpesh942@gmail.com>
To: pkshih@realtek.com, luka.gejak@linux.dev
Cc: kvalo@kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Kalpesh Solanki <skalpesh942@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 0/3] wifi: rtw88: firmware recovery fixes and LPS hang handling
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2026 19:57:04 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261108142708.489067-1-skalpesh942@gmail.com> (raw)
This series addresses firmware recovery robustness and LPS hang handling
in rtw88 based on review feedback from Luka Gejak and Ping-Ke Shih.
Patch 1/2 from the v2 series (DMI quirk for HP Laptop 15s-fr5xxx) was
already applied to rtw-next. The previous LPS leave recovery patch was
dropped from rtw-next by Ping-Ke Shih for respin.
This v4 series splits the recovery fixes into three focused patches:
1. Patch 1/3: Clear RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING on stop and start failure.
mac80211's drv_stop() skips local->ops->stop() when local->started
is false (such as after a failed drv_start()). If rtw_core_start()
fails during restart, clearing the flag only in rtw_ops_stop() left
it permanently set. We now clear RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING in both
rtw_ops_stop() and in rtw_ops_start() upon rtw_core_start() failure.
2. Patch 2/3: Skip already reset station in rtw_sta_remove().
During station disconnect (e.g., ieee80211_set_disassoc()), mac80211
leaves LPS before removing the AP station. If recovery is triggered by
LPS leave failure, __fw_recovery_work() removes all stations via
rtw_reset_sta_iter(). When mac80211 subsequently calls
rtw_ops_sta_remove(), rtw_sta_remove() ran a second time, resulting in
a double free of si->mask and underflow of rtwdev->sta_cnt. We check
si->vif at entry and clear si->vif and si->mask upon removal.
3. Patch 3/3: Trigger firmware recovery only after consecutive LPS leave
failures on PCI.
Restricts recovery to PCI devices (rtw_hci_type == RTW_HCI_TYPE_PCIE)
because USB (usb_control_msg()) and SDIO (sdio_claim_host()) sleep,
which triggers a "scheduling while atomic" panic under
local->key_lock during key clearing in __fw_recovery_work(). Retains
rtw_fw_dump_dbg_info() on the first failure (guarded by RTW_DBG_FW),
and requires 3 consecutive timeouts (RTW_PS_HANG_MAX_CNT) before
triggering hardware recovery. ps_hang_cnt is reset on success and in
rtw_core_start().
Changes in v4:
- In patch 1/3: Also clear RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING in rtw_ops_start() if
rtw_core_start() fails.
- Add patch 2/3: Prevent double free and sta_cnt underflow in
rtw_sta_remove() when recovery races with station disconnect.
- In patch 3/3:
- Keep rtw_fw_dump_dbg_info() in place on first failure.
- Restrict firmware recovery invocation to PCIe devices to prevent
scheduling while atomic panic on USB and SDIO.
- Explicitly check rtw_hci_type() in rtw_fw_recovery().
Changes in v3:
- Note: v2 patch 1/2 (DMI quirk) is already applied in rtw-next.
- Add patch 1/2 to clear RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING in rtw_ops_stop()
with Fixes tag.
- In patch 2/2:
- Count consecutive failures before triggering recovery
(RTW_PS_HANG_MAX_CNT = 3).
- Reset ps_hang_cnt on successful LPS leave and in rtw_core_start().
- Suppress raw register dump on transient failures to avoid log spam.
Changes in v2:
- Rebase on top of rtw-next.
Kalpesh Solanki (3):
wifi: rtw88: clear RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING on stop and start failure
wifi: rtw88: skip already reset station in rtw_sta_remove()
wifi: rtw88: ps: trigger firmware recovery only after consecutive LPS
leave failures on PCI
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/mac80211.c | 3 +++
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c | 10 ++++++++++
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h | 1 +
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/ps.c | 7 +++++++
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/ps.h | 1 +
5 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
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2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-11-08 14:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-08 14:27 Kalpesh Solanki [this message]
2026-11-08 14:27 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] wifi: rtw88: clear RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING on stop and start failure Kalpesh Solanki
2026-11-08 14:27 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] wifi: rtw88: skip already reset station in rtw_sta_remove() Kalpesh Solanki
2026-11-08 14:27 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] wifi: rtw88: ps: trigger firmware recovery only after consecutive LPS leave failures on PCI Kalpesh Solanki
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