Looks good,
thank you!

Am 28.01.2014 09:14, schrieb Stanislaw Gruszka:
> sta_rc_update() callback must be atomic, hence we can not take mutexes
> or do other operations, which can sleep in ath9k_htc_sta_rc_update().
> 
> I think we can just return from ath9k_htc_sta_rc_update(), if it is
> called without IEEE80211_RC_SUPP_RATES_CHANGED bit. That will help 
> with scheduling while atomic bug for most cases (except mesh and IBSS
> modes).
> 
> For mesh and IBSS I do not see other solution like creating additional
> workqueue, because sending firmware command require us to sleep, but
> this can be done in additional patch.
> 
> Patch partially fixes bug:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=990955
> 
> Cc: sta...@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgrus...@redhat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c 
> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
> index 608d739..a57af9b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
> @@ -1315,21 +1315,22 @@ static void ath9k_htc_sta_rc_update(struct 
> ieee80211_hw *hw,
>       struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(priv->ah);
>       struct ath9k_htc_target_rate trate;
>  
> +     if (!(changed & IEEE80211_RC_SUPP_RATES_CHANGED))
> +             return;
> +
>       mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
>       ath9k_htc_ps_wakeup(priv);
>  
> -     if (changed & IEEE80211_RC_SUPP_RATES_CHANGED) {
> -             memset(&trate, 0, sizeof(struct ath9k_htc_target_rate));
> -             ath9k_htc_setup_rate(priv, sta, &trate);
> -             if (!ath9k_htc_send_rate_cmd(priv, &trate))
> -                     ath_dbg(common, CONFIG,
> -                             "Supported rates for sta: %pM updated, rate 
> caps: 0x%X\n",
> -                             sta->addr, be32_to_cpu(trate.capflags));
> -             else
> -                     ath_dbg(common, CONFIG,
> -                             "Unable to update supported rates for sta: 
> %pM\n",
> -                             sta->addr);
> -     }
> +     memset(&trate, 0, sizeof(struct ath9k_htc_target_rate));
> +     ath9k_htc_setup_rate(priv, sta, &trate);
> +     if (!ath9k_htc_send_rate_cmd(priv, &trate))
> +             ath_dbg(common, CONFIG,
> +                     "Supported rates for sta: %pM updated, rate caps: 
> 0x%X\n",
> +                     sta->addr, be32_to_cpu(trate.capflags));
> +     else
> +             ath_dbg(common, CONFIG,
> +                     "Unable to update supported rates for sta: %pM\n",
> +                     sta->addr);
>  
>       ath9k_htc_ps_restore(priv);
>       mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
> 


-- 
Regards,
Oleksij

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