ath9k: fix using sta->drv_priv before initializing it
authorFelix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:37:46 +0000 (13:37 +0300)
committerSasha Levin <alexander.levin@verizon.com>
Sun, 2 Oct 2016 16:49:38 +0000 (12:49 -0400)
[ Upstream commit 7711aaf08ad3fc4d0e937eec1de0a63620444ce7 ]

A station pointer can be passed to the driver on tx, before it has been
marked as associated. Since ath9k_sta_state was initializing the entry
too late, it resulted in some spurious crashes.

Fixes: df3c6eb34da5 ("ath9k: Use sta_state() callback")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@verizon.com>
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c

index d5f2fbf62d726fae8deb2f2814d5ba09e79bc474..534b2b87bd5d18fd9404d8d5d53b776652239669 100644 (file)
@@ -1541,13 +1541,13 @@ static int ath9k_sta_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
        int ret = 0;
 
-       if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH &&
-           new_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC) {
+       if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST &&
+           new_state == IEEE80211_STA_NONE) {
                ret = ath9k_sta_add(hw, vif, sta);
                ath_dbg(common, CONFIG,
                        "Add station: %pM\n", sta->addr);
-       } else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC &&
-                  new_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH) {
+       } else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_NONE &&
+                  new_state == IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST) {
                ret = ath9k_sta_remove(hw, vif, sta);
                ath_dbg(common, CONFIG,
                        "Remove station: %pM\n", sta->addr);