On Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:19:36 +0530, Tamizh Chelvam Raja wrote: > In ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type(), the arvif parameter is only used to > retrieve the ab pointer. In vdev delete sequence the arvif->ar could > become NULL and that would trigger kernel panic. > Since the caller ath12k_dp_tx() already has a valid ab pointer, pass it > directly to avoid panic and unnecessary dereferencing. > > PC points to "ath12k_dp_tx+0x228/0x988 [ath12k]" > LR points to "ath12k_dp_tx+0xc8/0x988 [ath12k]". > The Backtrace obtained is as follows: > ath12k_dp_tx+0x228/0x988 [ath12k] > ath12k_mac_tx_check_max_limit+0x608/0x920 [ath12k] > ieee80211_process_measurement_req+0x320/0x348 [mac80211] > ieee80211_tx_dequeue+0x9ac/0x1518 [mac80211] > ieee80211_tx_dequeue+0xb14/0x1518 [mac80211] > ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb+0x224/0x254 [mac80211] > ieee80211_xmit+0xec/0x100 [mac80211] > __ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0xc50/0xf40 [mac80211] > ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x2e8/0x308 [mac80211] > netdev_start_xmit+0x150/0x18c > dev_hard_start_xmit+0x74/0xc0 > > [...] Applied, thanks! [1/1] wifi: ath12k: Pass ab pointer directly to ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type() commit: 05062834350f0bf7ad1abcebc2807220e90220eb Best regards, -- Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>