brcmsmac: handle packet drop during transmit correctly

The .tx() callback function can drop packets when there is no
space in the DMA fifo. Propagate that information to caller
and make sure the freed sk_buff reference is not accessed.

Reviewed-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Piotr Haber <phaber@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
index 1710ccb..f917d62 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ static void brcms_ops_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                kfree_skb(skb);
                goto done;
        }
-       brcms_c_sendpkt_mac80211(wl->wlc, skb, hw);
-       tx_info->rate_driver_data[0] = control->sta;
+       if (brcms_c_sendpkt_mac80211(wl->wlc, skb, hw))
+               tx_info->rate_driver_data[0] = control->sta;
  done:
        spin_unlock_bh(&wl->lock);
 }

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
index 2a44593..54ab2f7 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
@@ -6928,17 +6928,20 @@ static int brcms_c_tx(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, struct sk_buff *skb)
        return ret;
 }
 
-void brcms_c_sendpkt_mac80211(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, struct sk_buff *sdu,
+bool brcms_c_sendpkt_mac80211(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, struct sk_buff *sdu,
                              struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
        uint fifo;
        struct scb *scb = &wlc->pri_scb;
 
        fifo = brcms_ac_to_fifo(skb_get_queue_mapping(sdu));
-       if (brcms_c_d11hdrs_mac80211(wlc, hw, sdu, scb, 0, 1, fifo, 0))
-               return;
-       if (brcms_c_tx(wlc, sdu))
-               dev_kfree_skb_any(sdu);
+       brcms_c_d11hdrs_mac80211(wlc, hw, sdu, scb, 0, 1, fifo, 0);
+       if (!brcms_c_tx(wlc, sdu))
+               return true;
+
+       /* packet discarded */
+       dev_kfree_skb_any(sdu);
+       return false;
 }
 
 int

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h
index 0148dec..0d7af34 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/pub.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ extern void brcms_c_intrsrestore(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, u32 macintmask);
 extern bool brcms_c_intrsupd(struct brcms_c_info *wlc);
 extern bool brcms_c_isr(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, bool *wantdpc);
 extern bool brcms_c_dpc(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, bool bounded);
-extern void brcms_c_sendpkt_mac80211(struct brcms_c_info *wlc,
+extern bool brcms_c_sendpkt_mac80211(struct brcms_c_info *wlc,
                                     struct sk_buff *sdu,
                                     struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
 extern bool brcms_c_aggregatable(struct brcms_c_info *wlc, u8 tid);