mac80211: allow station add/remove to sleep

Many drivers would like to sleep during station
addition and removal, and currently have a high
complexity there from not being able to.

This introduces two new callbacks sta_add() and
sta_remove() that drivers can implement instead
of using sta_notify() and that can sleep, and
the new sta_add() callback is also allowed to
fail.

The reason we didn't do this previously is that
the IBSS code wants to insert stations from the
RX path, which is a tasklet, so cannot sleep.
This patch will keep the station allocation in
that path, but moves adding the station to the
driver out of line. Since the addition can now
fail, we can have IBSS peer structs the driver
rejected -- in that case we still talk to the
station but never tell the driver about it in
the control.sta pointer. If there will ever be
a driver that has a low limit on the number of
stations and that cannot talk to any stations
that are not known to it, we need to do come up
with a new strategy of handling larger IBSSs,
maybe quicker expiry or rejecting peers.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

include/net/mac80211.h

@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ enum set_key_cmd {
  * mac80211, any ieee80211_sta pointer you get access to must
  * either be protected by rcu_read_lock() explicitly or implicitly,
  * or you must take good care to not use such a pointer after a
- * call to your sta_notify callback that removed it.
+ * call to your sta_remove callback that removed it.
  *
  * @addr: MAC address
  * @aid: AID we assigned to the station if we're an AP
@@ -840,8 +840,8 @@ struct ieee80211_sta {
  * indicates addition and removal of a station to station table,
  * or if a associated station made a power state transition.
  *
- * @STA_NOTIFY_ADD: a station was added to the station table
- * @STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE: a station being removed from the station table
+ * @STA_NOTIFY_ADD: (DEPRECATED) a station was added to the station table
+ * @STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE: (DEPRECATED) a station being removed from the station table
  * @STA_NOTIFY_SLEEP: a station is now sleeping
  * @STA_NOTIFY_AWAKE: a sleeping station woke up
  */
@@ -1534,9 +1534,14 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
  * @set_rts_threshold: Configuration of RTS threshold (if device needs it)
  *	The callback can sleep.
  *
- * @sta_notify: Notifies low level driver about addition, removal or power
- *	state transition of an associated station, AP,  IBSS/WDS/mesh peer etc.
- *	Must be atomic.
+ * @sta_add: Notifies low level driver about addition of an associated station,
+ *	AP, IBSS/WDS/mesh peer etc. This callback can sleep.
+ *
+ * @sta_remove: Notifies low level driver about removal of an associated
+ *	station, AP, IBSS/WDS/mesh peer etc. This callback can sleep.
+ *
+ * @sta_notify: Notifies low level driver about power state transition of an
+ *	associated station, AP,  IBSS/WDS/mesh peer etc. Must be atomic.
  *
  * @conf_tx: Configure TX queue parameters (EDCF (aifs, cw_min, cw_max),
  *	bursting) for a hardware TX queue.
@@ -1635,6 +1640,10 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
 	void (*get_tkip_seq)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 hw_key_idx,
 			     u32 *iv32, u16 *iv16);
 	int (*set_rts_threshold)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 value);
+	int (*sta_add)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+		       struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
+	int (*sta_remove)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+			  struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
 	void (*sta_notify)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			enum sta_notify_cmd, struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
 	int (*conf_tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u16 queue,

net/mac80211/cfg.c

@@ -747,9 +747,7 @@ static int ieee80211_add_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	layer2_update = sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||
 		sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-
-	err = sta_info_insert(sta);
+	err = sta_info_insert_rcu(sta);
 	if (err) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return err;
@@ -768,26 +766,13 @@ static int ieee80211_del_station(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
-	struct sta_info *sta;
 
 	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
-	if (mac) {
-		rcu_read_lock();
-
-		sta = sta_info_get_bss(sdata, mac);
-		if (!sta) {
-			rcu_read_unlock();
-			return -ENOENT;
-		}
-
-		sta_info_unlink(&sta);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-
-		sta_info_destroy(sta);
-	} else
-		sta_info_flush(local, sdata);
+	if (mac)
+		return sta_info_destroy_addr_bss(sdata, mac);
 
+	sta_info_flush(local, sdata);
 	return 0;
 }
 

net/mac80211/driver-ops.h

@@ -243,6 +243,40 @@ static inline void drv_sta_notify(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	trace_drv_sta_notify(local, sdata, cmd, sta);
 }
 
+static inline int drv_sta_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			      struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			      struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	if (local->ops->sta_add)
+		ret = local->ops->sta_add(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, sta);
+	else if (local->ops->sta_notify)
+		local->ops->sta_notify(&local->hw, &sdata->vif,
+					STA_NOTIFY_ADD, sta);
+
+	trace_drv_sta_add(local, sdata, sta, ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void drv_sta_remove(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+				  struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				  struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+
+	if (local->ops->sta_remove)
+		local->ops->sta_remove(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, sta);
+	else if (local->ops->sta_notify)
+		local->ops->sta_notify(&local->hw, &sdata->vif,
+					STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE, sta);
+
+	trace_drv_sta_remove(local, sdata, sta);
+}
+
 static inline int drv_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local, u16 queue,
 			      const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params)
 {

net/mac80211/driver-trace.h

@@ -545,6 +545,58 @@ TRACE_EVENT(drv_sta_notify,
 	)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(drv_sta_add,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+		 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, int ret),
+
+	TP_ARGS(local, sdata, sta, ret),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		LOCAL_ENTRY
+		VIF_ENTRY
+		STA_ENTRY
+		__field(int, ret)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		LOCAL_ASSIGN;
+		VIF_ASSIGN;
+		STA_ASSIGN;
+		__entry->ret = ret;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk(
+		LOCAL_PR_FMT  VIF_PR_FMT  STA_PR_FMT " ret:%d",
+		LOCAL_PR_ARG, VIF_PR_ARG, STA_PR_ARG, __entry->ret
+	)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(drv_sta_remove,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		 struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+		 struct ieee80211_sta *sta),
+
+	TP_ARGS(local, sdata, sta),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		LOCAL_ENTRY
+		VIF_ENTRY
+		STA_ENTRY
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		LOCAL_ASSIGN;
+		VIF_ASSIGN;
+		STA_ASSIGN;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk(
+		LOCAL_PR_FMT  VIF_PR_FMT  STA_PR_FMT,
+		LOCAL_PR_ARG, VIF_PR_ARG, STA_PR_ARG
+	)
+);
+
 TRACE_EVENT(drv_conf_tx,
 	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local, u16 queue,
 		 const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params,

net/mac80211/ibss.c

@@ -275,10 +275,12 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				    (unsigned long long) supp_rates,
 				    (unsigned long long) sta->sta.supp_rates[band]);
 #endif
-		} else
-			ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(sdata, mgmt->bssid, mgmt->sa, supp_rates);
-
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+		} else {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(sdata, mgmt->bssid, mgmt->sa,
+					       supp_rates, GFP_KERNEL);
+		}
 	}
 
 	bss = ieee80211_bss_info_update(local, rx_status, mgmt, len, elems,
@@ -368,7 +370,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		       sdata->name, mgmt->bssid);
 #endif
 		ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(sdata, bss);
-		ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(sdata, mgmt->bssid, mgmt->sa, supp_rates);
+		ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(sdata, mgmt->bssid, mgmt->sa,
+				       supp_rates, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
 
  put_bss:
@@ -381,7 +384,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
  * must be callable in atomic context.
  */
 struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-					u8 *bssid,u8 *addr, u32 supp_rates)
+					u8 *bssid,u8 *addr, u32 supp_rates,
+					gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_ibss *ifibss = &sdata->u.ibss;
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
@@ -410,7 +414,7 @@ struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	       wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), addr, sdata->name);
 #endif
 
-	sta = sta_info_alloc(sdata, addr, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	sta = sta_info_alloc(sdata, addr, gfp);
 	if (!sta)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -422,9 +426,9 @@ struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	rate_control_rate_init(sta);
 
+	/* If it fails, maybe we raced another insertion? */
 	if (sta_info_insert(sta))
-		return NULL;
-
+		return sta_info_get(sdata, addr);
 	return sta;
 }
 

net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h

@@ -688,15 +688,18 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 
 	/* Station data */
 	/*
-	 * The lock only protects the list, hash, timer and counter
-	 * against manipulation, reads are done in RCU. Additionally,
-	 * the lock protects each BSS's TIM bitmap.
+	 * The mutex only protects the list and counter,
+	 * reads are done in RCU.
+	 * Additionally, the lock protects the hash table,
+	 * the pending list and each BSS's TIM bitmap.
 	 */
+	struct mutex sta_mtx;
 	spinlock_t sta_lock;
 	unsigned long num_sta;
-	struct list_head sta_list;
+	struct list_head sta_list, sta_pending_list;
 	struct sta_info *sta_hash[STA_HASH_SIZE];
 	struct timer_list sta_cleanup;
+	struct work_struct sta_finish_work;
 	int sta_generation;
 
 	struct sk_buff_head pending[IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES];
@@ -770,10 +773,6 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	     assoc_led_name[32], radio_led_name[32];
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
-	struct work_struct sta_debugfs_add;
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_COUNTERS
 	/* TX/RX handler statistics */
 	unsigned int tx_handlers_drop;
@@ -985,7 +984,8 @@ void ieee80211_ibss_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 ieee80211_rx_result
 ieee80211_ibss_rx_mgmt(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct sk_buff *skb);
 struct sta_info *ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-					u8 *bssid, u8 *addr, u32 supp_rates);
+					u8 *bssid, u8 *addr, u32 supp_rates,
+					gfp_t gfp);
 int ieee80211_ibss_join(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			struct cfg80211_ibss_params *params);
 int ieee80211_ibss_leave(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);

net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static struct sta_info *mesh_plink_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (local->num_sta >= MESH_MAX_PLINKS)
 		return NULL;
 
-	sta = sta_info_alloc(sdata, hw_addr, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	sta = sta_info_alloc(sdata, hw_addr, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sta)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ void mesh_neighbour_update(u8 *hw_addr, u32 rates, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data
 
 	sta = sta_info_get(sdata, hw_addr);
 	if (!sta) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+
 		sta = mesh_plink_alloc(sdata, hw_addr, rates);
-		if (!sta) {
-			rcu_read_unlock();
+		if (!sta)
 			return;
-		}
-		if (sta_info_insert(sta)) {
+		if (sta_info_insert_rcu(sta)) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return;
 		}
@@ -485,9 +485,11 @@ void mesh_rx_plink_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_m
 	} else if (!sta) {
 		/* ftype == PLINK_OPEN */
 		u32 rates;
+
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+
 		if (!mesh_plink_free_count(sdata)) {
 			mpl_dbg("Mesh plink error: no more free plinks\n");
-			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -495,10 +497,9 @@ void mesh_rx_plink_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_m
 		sta = mesh_plink_alloc(sdata, mgmt->sa, rates);
 		if (!sta) {
 			mpl_dbg("Mesh plink error: plink table full\n");
-			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return;
 		}
-		if (sta_info_insert(sta)) {
+		if (sta_info_insert_rcu(sta)) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return;
 		}

net/mac80211/mlme.c

@@ -822,19 +822,7 @@ static void ieee80211_set_disassoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BSSID;
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-
-	sta = sta_info_get(sdata, bssid);
-	if (!sta) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		return;
-	}
-
-	sta_info_unlink(&sta);
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	sta_info_destroy(sta);
+	sta_info_destroy_addr(sdata, bssid);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_sta_rx_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,

net/mac80211/pm.c

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ int __ieee80211_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ieee80211_scan_cancel(local);
 
@@ -55,22 +54,21 @@ int __ieee80211_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/* remove STAs */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&local->sta_mtx);
 	list_for_each_entry(sta, &local->sta_list, list) {
-		if (local->ops->sta_notify) {
+		if (sta->uploaded) {
 			sdata = sta->sdata;
 			if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
 				sdata = container_of(sdata->bss,
 					     struct ieee80211_sub_if_data,
 					     u.ap);
 
-			drv_sta_notify(local, sdata, STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE,
-				       &sta->sta);
+			drv_sta_remove(local, sdata, &sta->sta);
 		}
 
 		mesh_plink_quiesce(sta);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&local->sta_mtx);
 
 	/* remove all interfaces */
 	list_for_each_entry(sdata, &local->interfaces, list) {

net/mac80211/rx.c

@@ -2244,8 +2244,8 @@ static int prepare_for_handlers(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				rate_idx = 0; /* TODO: HT rates */
 			else
 				rate_idx = status->rate_idx;
-			rx->sta = ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(sdata, bssid, hdr->addr2,
-				BIT(rate_idx));
+			rx->sta = ieee80211_ibss_add_sta(sdata, bssid,
+					hdr->addr2, BIT(rate_idx), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		}
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:

net/mac80211/sta_info.h

@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ struct sta_ampdu_mlme {
 };
 
 
-/* see __sta_info_unlink */
-#define STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_NORMAL	0
-#define STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_PINNED	1
-#define STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_DESTROY	2
-
 /**
  * struct sta_info - STA information
  *
@@ -187,7 +182,6 @@ struct sta_ampdu_mlme {
  * @flaglock: spinlock for flags accesses
  * @drv_unblock_wk: used for driver PS unblocking
  * @listen_interval: listen interval of this station, when we're acting as AP
- * @pin_status: used internally for pinning a STA struct into memory
  * @flags: STA flags, see &enum ieee80211_sta_info_flags
  * @ps_tx_buf: buffer of frames to transmit to this station
  *	when it leaves power saving state
@@ -226,6 +220,7 @@ struct sta_ampdu_mlme {
  * @debugfs: debug filesystem info
  * @sta: station information we share with the driver
  * @dead: set to true when sta is unlinked
+ * @uploaded: set to true when sta is uploaded to the driver
  */
 struct sta_info {
 	/* General information, mostly static */
@@ -245,11 +240,7 @@ struct sta_info {
 
 	bool dead;
 
-	/*
-	 * for use by the internal lifetime management,
-	 * see __sta_info_unlink
-	 */
-	u8 pin_status;
+	bool uploaded;
 
 	/*
 	 * frequently updated, locked with own spinlock (flaglock),
@@ -449,18 +440,19 @@ struct sta_info *sta_info_alloc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
  * Insert STA info into hash table/list, returns zero or a
  * -EEXIST if (if the same MAC address is already present).
  *
- * Calling this without RCU protection makes the caller
- * relinquish its reference to @sta.
+ * Calling the non-rcu version makes the caller relinquish,
+ * the _rcu version calls read_lock_rcu() and must be called
+ * without it held.
  */
 int sta_info_insert(struct sta_info *sta);
-/*
- * Unlink a STA info from the hash table/list.
- * This can NULL the STA pointer if somebody else
- * has already unlinked it.
- */
-void sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta);
+int sta_info_insert_rcu(struct sta_info *sta) __acquires(RCU);
+int sta_info_insert_atomic(struct sta_info *sta);
+
+int sta_info_destroy_addr(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			  const u8 *addr);
+int sta_info_destroy_addr_bss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			      const u8 *addr);
 
-void sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta);
 void sta_info_set_tim_bit(struct sta_info *sta);
 void sta_info_clear_tim_bit(struct sta_info *sta);
 

net/mac80211/tx.c

@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_sta(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
 
-	if (tx->sta)
+	if (tx->sta && tx->sta->uploaded)
 		info->control.sta = &tx->sta->sta;
 
 	return TX_CONTINUE;

net/mac80211/util.c

@@ -1082,7 +1082,6 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = &local->hw;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int res;
 
 	if (local->suspended)
@@ -1116,20 +1115,19 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	}
 
 	/* add STAs back */
-	if (local->ops->sta_notify) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
-		list_for_each_entry(sta, &local->sta_list, list) {
+	mutex_lock(&local->sta_mtx);
+	list_for_each_entry(sta, &local->sta_list, list) {
+		if (sta->uploaded) {
 			sdata = sta->sdata;
 			if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
 				sdata = container_of(sdata->bss,
 					     struct ieee80211_sub_if_data,
 					     u.ap);
 
-			drv_sta_notify(local, sdata, STA_NOTIFY_ADD,
-				       &sta->sta);
+			WARN_ON(drv_sta_add(local, sdata, &sta->sta));
 		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&local->sta_mtx);
 
 	/* Clear Suspend state so that ADDBA requests can be processed */
 
@@ -1219,10 +1217,10 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 
 	add_timer(&local->sta_cleanup);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+	mutex_lock(&local->sta_mtx);
 	list_for_each_entry(sta, &local->sta_list, list)
 		mesh_plink_restart(sta);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&local->sta_mtx);
 #else
 	WARN_ON(1);
 #endif