spin_lock/spin_unlock are used in ath12k_reg_chan_list_event to acquire/release ab->base_lock. For now this is safe because that function is only called in soft IRQ context. But ath12k_reg_chan_list_event() will be called from process context in an upcoming patch, and this can result in a deadlock if ab->base_lock is acquired in process context and then soft IRQ occurs on the same CPU and tries to acquire that lock. Fix it by using spin_lock_bh and spin_unlock_bh instead. Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3 Signed-off-by: Baochen Qiang <quic_bqiang@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c index ea303dca38b51f98399079cd3ac06a48fd9cc025..256e05e28afdbee8267bd2ab25bb47cba4530e96 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c @@ -6194,7 +6194,7 @@ static int ath12k_reg_chan_list_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *sk goto fallback; } - spin_lock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_lock_bh(&ab->base_lock); if (test_bit(ATH12K_FLAG_REGISTERED, &ab->dev_flags)) { /* Once mac is registered, ar is valid and all CC events from * fw is considered to be received due to user requests @@ -6218,7 +6218,7 @@ static int ath12k_reg_chan_list_event(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct sk_buff *sk ab->default_regd[pdev_idx] = regd; } ab->dfs_region = reg_info->dfs_region; - spin_unlock(&ab->base_lock); + spin_unlock_bh(&ab->base_lock); goto mem_free; -- 2.34.1