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wifi: rtw88: use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to purge TX skb

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PATCH 1/1 wifi: rtw88: use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to purge TX skb

From: Ladislav Michl <[email protected]>

corresponding upstream commit 3e5e4a801aaf4283390cc34959c6c48f910ca5ea

When removing kernel modules driver uses skb_queue_purge() to purge TX skb, but not report tx status causing "Have pending ack frames!" warning. Use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to correct this.

As upstream commit mentioned above does not apply on linux-6.1.y tree it has been rewritten.

  ------------[ cut here ]------------
  WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 4072 at net/mac80211/main.c:1506 ieee80211_free_ack_frame+0x74/0xa0 [mac80211]
  Have pending ack frames!
  Modules linked in: rtw88_8822ce rtw88_8822c rtw88_pci rtw88_core mac80211 libarc4 cfg80211 qmi_wwan usbnet mii cdc_acm [last unloaded: cfg80211]
  CPU: 0 PID: 4072 Comm: sh Not tainted 6.1.104 #2
  Stack : 0000000000000000 000000000000068d 0000000000000008 000b24caa995d315
          000b24caa995d315 0000000000000000 8000000002813958 ffffffff818f4a30
          ffffffff81a673c8 0000000000000001 0000000000000001 0000000000000000
          00000000000817bd 0000000000000010 ffffffff817f3720 0000000000000002
          800000000281384f ffffffff81a20000 ffffffff818f4a30 0000000000000009
          ffffffff81a20000 8000000003a41df8 ffffffff81a20000 0000000000000001
          8000000002651570 8000000082813847 ffffffff8143a6c0 0000000000000000
          ffffffff81b10000 8000000002810000 8000000002813950 0000000000000030
          ffffffff817ca460 0000000000000000 ffffffff818f4a30 ffffffff817ca3e0
          0000000000000001 ffffffff818f4a30 ffffffff811198b8 0000000000000000
        ...
  Call Trace:
  [<ffffffff811198b8>] show_stack+0x38/0x118
  [<ffffffff817ca460>] dump_stack_lvl+0x30/0x54
  [<ffffffff81130f6c>] __warn+0x9c/0xe4
  [<ffffffff81131054>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0xa0/0xd4
  [<ffffffffc02770ec>] ieee80211_free_ack_frame+0x74/0xa0 [mac80211]
  [<ffffffff817ccfd8>] idr_for_each+0x88/0x150
  [<ffffffffc0277538>] ieee80211_free_hw+0x48/0xf8 [mac80211]
  [<ffffffff813f2a54>] pci_device_remove+0x2c/0x78
  [<ffffffff8144c7dc>] device_release_driver_internal+0x1e4/0x288
  [<ffffffff813e8998>] pci_stop_bus_device+0x88/0xb8
  [<ffffffff813e8a84>] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device_locked+0x1c/0x38
  [<ffffffff813f52d0>] remove_store+0xa0/0xb0
  [<ffffffff81279be4>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x10c/0x230
  [<ffffffff811fc49c>] vfs_write+0x1cc/0x388
  [<ffffffff811fc7f8>] ksys_write+0x78/0x120
  [<ffffffff81121420>] syscall_common+0x34/0x58
  ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
Cc [email protected] # 6.1.x: 53bc1b7: wifi: mac80211: export ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() for drivers
Cc Ping-Ke Shih <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c | 2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c   | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c +1 -1
index 4620a0d5c77b..7c390c2c608d 100644
@@ -2146,7 +2146,7 @@ void rtw_core_deinit(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev)
 
 	destroy_workqueue(rtwdev->tx_wq);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtwdev->tx_report.q_lock, flags);
-	skb_queue_purge(&rtwdev->tx_report.queue);
+	ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &rtwdev->tx_report.queue);
 	skb_queue_purge(&rtwdev->coex.queue);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rtwdev->tx_report.q_lock, flags);
 
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c +1 -1
index ab39245e9c2f..05e6911a4044 100644
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void rtw_tx_report_purge_timer(struct timer_list *t)
 	rtw_warn(rtwdev, "failed to get tx report from firmware\n");
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tx_report->q_lock, flags);
-	skb_queue_purge(&tx_report->queue);
+	ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &tx_report->queue);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tx_report->q_lock, flags);
 }
 
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#1 lore raw

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Hi,

Summary of potential issues:
❌ Build failures detected
⚠️ Found matching upstream commit but patch is missing proper reference to it

Found matching upstream commit: 3e5e4a801aaf4283390cc34959c6c48f910ca5ea

WARNING: Author mismatch between patch and found commit:
Backport author: Ladislav Michl<[email protected]> Commit author: Ping-Ke Shih<[email protected]>

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
---

1:  3e5e4a801aaf4 < -:  ------------- wifi: rtw88: use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to purge TX skb
-:  ------------- > 1:  d12acd7bc3d4c Linux 6.14.3

---

Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| stable/linux-6.14.y       |  Success    |  Success   |
| stable/linux-6.12.y       |  Success    |  Success   |
| stable/linux-6.6.y        |  Success    |  Success   |
| stable/linux-6.1.y        |  Success    |  Failed    |
| stable/linux-5.15.y       |  Success    |  Failed    |
| stable/linux-5.10.y       |  Success    |  Success   |
| stable/linux-5.4.y        |  Success    |  Success   |

Build Errors:
Build error for stable/linux-6.1.y:

    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c: In function 'rtw_core_deinit':
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c:2149:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'ieee80211_purge_tx_queue'; did you mean 'ieee80211_wake_queue'? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     2149 |         ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &rtwdev->tx_report.queue);
          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          |         ieee80211_wake_queue
    make[6]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:250: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.o] Error 1
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c: In function 'rtw_tx_report_purge_timer':
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c:172:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'ieee80211_purge_tx_queue'; did you mean 'ieee80211_wake_queue'? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
      172 |         ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &tx_report->queue);
          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          |         ieee80211_wake_queue
    make[6]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:250: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.o] Error 1
    make[6]: Target 'drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/' not remade because of errors.
    make[5]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88] Error 2
    make[5]: Target 'drivers/net/wireless/realtek/' not remade because of errors.
    make[4]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers/net/wireless/realtek] Error 2
    make[4]: Target 'drivers/net/wireless/' not remade because of errors.
    make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers/net/wireless] Error 2
    make[3]: Target 'drivers/net/' not remade because of errors.
    make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers/net] Error 2
    make[2]: Target 'drivers/' not remade because of errors.
    make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers] Error 2
    make[1]: Target './' not remade because of errors.
    make: *** [Makefile:2010: .] Error 2
    make: Target '__all' not remade because of errors.

Build error for stable/linux-5.15.y:

    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c: In function 'rtw_core_deinit':
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c:1912:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'ieee80211_purge_tx_queue'; did you mean 'ieee80211_wake_queue'? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
     1912 |         ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &rtwdev->tx_report.queue);
          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          |         ieee80211_wake_queue
    cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
    make[5]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:289: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.o] Error 1
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c: In function 'rtw_tx_report_purge_timer':
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c:168:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'ieee80211_purge_tx_queue'; did you mean 'ieee80211_wake_queue'? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
      168 |         ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &tx_report->queue);
          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          |         ieee80211_wake_queue
    cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
    make[5]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:289: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.o] Error 1
    make[5]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make[4]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:552: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88] Error 2
    make[4]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:552: drivers/net/wireless/realtek] Error 2
    make[3]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:552: drivers/net/wireless] Error 2
    make[2]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:552: drivers/net] Error 2
    make[1]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make: *** [Makefile:1911: drivers] Error 2
    make: Target '__all' not remade because of errors.
#2 lore raw

Hi,

Quoted 1 line · Sasha Levin

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Hopefully this reply can reach also non-bots...

Quoted 5 lines

Hi,

Summary of potential issues:
❌ Build failures detected
⚠️ Found matching upstream commit but patch is missing proper reference to it

Patch was intended for 6.1. branch only and this intention is expressed in the Cc: tags where also additional patch prerequisite was specified, but obviously not picked up.

Quoted 5 lines

Found matching upstream commit: 3e5e4a801aaf4283390cc34959c6c48f910ca5ea

WARNING: Author mismatch between patch and found commit:
Backport author: Ladislav Michl<[email protected]> Commit author: Ping-Ke Shih<[email protected]>

Also noted in the patch description. Driver undergone significant rewrite after 6.1 so change needed to be done different way. Backtrace also mine from 6.1 kernel.

Quoted 72 lines

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
---

1:  3e5e4a801aaf4 < -:  ------------- wifi: rtw88: use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to purge TX skb
-:  ------------- > 1:  d12acd7bc3d4c Linux 6.14.3

---

Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| stable/linux-6.14.y       |  Success    |  Success   |
| stable/linux-6.12.y       |  Success    |  Success   |
| stable/linux-6.6.y        |  Success    |  Success   |
| stable/linux-6.1.y        |  Success    |  Failed    |
| stable/linux-5.15.y       |  Success    |  Failed    |
| stable/linux-5.10.y       |  Success    |  Success   |
| stable/linux-5.4.y        |  Success    |  Success   |

Build Errors:
Build error for stable/linux-6.1.y:

    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c: In function 'rtw_core_deinit':
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c:2149:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'ieee80211_purge_tx_queue'; did you mean 'ieee80211_wake_queue'? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     2149 |         ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &rtwdev->tx_report.queue);
          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          |         ieee80211_wake_queue
    make[6]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:250: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.o] Error 1
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c: In function 'rtw_tx_report_purge_timer':
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c:172:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'ieee80211_purge_tx_queue'; did you mean 'ieee80211_wake_queue'? [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
      172 |         ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &tx_report->queue);
          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          |         ieee80211_wake_queue
    make[6]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:250: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.o] Error 1
    make[6]: Target 'drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/' not remade because of errors.
    make[5]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88] Error 2
    make[5]: Target 'drivers/net/wireless/realtek/' not remade because of errors.
    make[4]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers/net/wireless/realtek] Error 2
    make[4]: Target 'drivers/net/wireless/' not remade because of errors.
    make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers/net/wireless] Error 2
    make[3]: Target 'drivers/net/' not remade because of errors.
    make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers/net] Error 2
    make[2]: Target 'drivers/' not remade because of errors.
    make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:503: drivers] Error 2
    make[1]: Target './' not remade because of errors.
    make: *** [Makefile:2010: .] Error 2
    make: Target '__all' not remade because of errors.

Build error for stable/linux-5.15.y:

    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c: In function 'rtw_core_deinit':
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c:1912:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'ieee80211_purge_tx_queue'; did you mean 'ieee80211_wake_queue'? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
     1912 |         ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &rtwdev->tx_report.queue);
          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          |         ieee80211_wake_queue
    cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
    make[5]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:289: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.o] Error 1
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c: In function 'rtw_tx_report_purge_timer':
    drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c:168:9: error: implicit declaration of function 'ieee80211_purge_tx_queue'; did you mean 'ieee80211_wake_queue'? [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
      168 |         ieee80211_purge_tx_queue(rtwdev->hw, &tx_report->queue);
          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
          |         ieee80211_wake_queue
    cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
    make[5]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:289: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.o] Error 1
    make[5]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make[4]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:552: drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88] Error 2
    make[4]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make[3]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:552: drivers/net/wireless/realtek] Error 2
    make[3]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:552: drivers/net/wireless] Error 2
    make[2]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make[1]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:552: drivers/net] Error 2
    make[1]: Target '__build' not remade because of errors.
    make: *** [Makefile:1911: drivers] Error 2
    make: Target '__all' not remade because of errors.