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[199.106.103.254]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 5614622812f47-4ebbd3520c1sm4151760b6e.17.2026.09.29.06.42.45 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:42:45 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:42:44 -0700 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH ath-current] wifi: ath12k: Fix failure to create ath12k_dp_peer on MLO reconnect To: Miaoqing Pan , jjohnson@kernel.org Cc: ath12k@lists.infradead.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <20260915080053.918500-1-miaoqing.pan@oss.qualcomm.com> From: Jeff Johnson Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <20260915080053.918500-1-miaoqing.pan@oss.qualcomm.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Proofpoint-Spam-Info: AW1haW4tMjYwOTI5MDA1NCBTYWx0ZWRfXxs+GTGRhiEeh x+ui6F5IW6+gwIZwaLKQoHLMvF+DlJz24haN4lGtbOcpeSHZ7JlWvO6zdSfAl1nF2p52QKps03M FA9dQjXmCwD13nLrsa7SrTc2FJB0z+o= X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=SIbXx+vH c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=6abbc058 cx=c_pps a=7uPEO8VhqeOX8vTJ3z8K6Q==:117 a=JYp8KDb2vCoCEuGobkYCKw==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=VdqzKS8jKosA:10 a=s4-Qcg_JpJYA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=u7WPNUs3qKkmUXheDGA7:22 a=Um2Pa8k9VHT-vaBCBUpS:22 a=EUspDBNiAAAA:8 a=FeBjiSnNOcrKIJN5QMIA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=EXS-LbY8YePsIyqnH6vw:22 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjYwOTI5MDA1NCBTYWx0ZWRfX8LRoiN19nCx/ MFfSvvDX5fSoNmdZZR6XIu/Efqe4Vj7yjd2o+AnSbHZn8cdly83I2GMlHr8TA4dhD/kcY5W46Ok D/U33C7MVKMasupXA2maJ7ttKz8ehCbSs7yU8nDQOEucdQorVplzrtaof5Li8GwpSjSCgJRGMoS 7xqfK1Zg8wwTIZKFWFAXfXOhPnnhaaNkPwmy/Zz92Sa0D72bpXlkFbAmavC5pf4QEulkeA7yC9w nVG7c9yFRWCtxNWZ8waW5by3Fd7bEvu1qDiyyXy1suw8nEOisBygkZP/1WXTE2GpZ0XPp8sUUab dIHEU+aBAylxncnfiCcTm+Mcgwtm2HD+39yU50L0CuqmLWGHE0PVH2CcEfR0oFdf0qCHOVnteBd fOSFHBLJrwgycQzwhvK8y2fcbAe3dKWd6uQ7P/+CEb3ur7awDKm82/OIrUuRTm6PSC6tTRsrQN+ vnGMTCUp2luCkVSb5Iw== X-Proofpoint-GUID: VWI29-nfHfBgCCi3ku8k_LWDTCpvn6t1 X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: VWI29-nfHfBgCCi3ku8k_LWDTCpvn6t1 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1176,Hydra:6.1.134,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2026-09-29_04,2026-09-21_02,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 phishscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 clxscore=1015 suspectscore=0 priorityscore=1501 malwarescore=0 impostorscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2609040000 definitions=main-2609290054 On 9/15/2026 1:00 AM, Miaoqing Pan wrote: > In ath12k_mac_op_sta_state(), when transitioning an MLO station from > IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST to IEEE80211_STA_NONE, after ath12k_dp_peer_create() > succeeds, on is_sta_assoc_link verification failure, it takes the > 'goto exit' path instead of 'goto peer_delete', leaving a stale dp_peer on > the dp_peers_list. > > On the next connection attempt, ath12k_dp_peer_create() finds the stale > entry and returns -EEXIST (-17): > > wlP4p1s0: failed to insert STA entry for the AP (error -17) > > Fix it by changing 'goto exit' to 'goto free_unassign_link'. > > Also, there is another error path in ath12k_mac_op_sta_state() that > jumps to peer_delete after ath12k_mac_assign_link_sta() succeeds, without > undoing the assignment through ath12k_mac_free_unassign_link_sta(). > As a result, the link RCU pointer remains assigned and a stale bit is > left in ahsta->links_map, which can trigger the same -EEXIST failure > on subsequent reconnect attempts. Fix this by redirecting that error > path to free_unassign_link instead. > > Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.1.c7-00108-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ_UPSTREAM-3 > > Fixes: 0cd46d1f36ce ("wifi: ath12k: identify assoc link vif in station mode") > Fixes: ee16dcf573d5 ("wifi: ath12k: Define ath12k_dp_peer structure & APIs for create & delete") > Signed-off-by: Miaoqing Pan > --- Baochen has a more holistic approach to this problem in the works, so dropping this patch. /jeff