ath10k: prevent starting monitor without a vdev
This fixes issue with interface bridging.
Linux bridging sets promiscuous mode for all
interfaces that are in a bridge. This translates
to configure_filter() being called in a mac80211
driver.
Before the patch operational interface would be
started and upped again when promiscuous mode was
enabled causing all sorts of strange issues:
* no HTT RX happening (i.e. no traffic)
* FW crash upon driver reload/unload
Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 0b1cc51..527343d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -2265,8 +2265,14 @@
*total_flags &= SUPPORTED_FILTERS;
ar->filter_flags = *total_flags;
+ /* Monitor must not be started if it wasn't created first.
+ * Promiscuous mode may be started on a non-monitor interface - in
+ * such case the monitor vdev is not created so starting the
+ * monitor makes no sense. Since ath10k uses no special RX filters
+ * (only BSS filter in STA mode) there's no need for any special
+ * action here. */
if ((ar->filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS) &&
- !ar->monitor_enabled) {
+ !ar->monitor_enabled && ar->monitor_present) {
ath10k_dbg(ATH10K_DBG_MAC, "mac monitor %d start\n",
ar->monitor_vdev_id);
@@ -2274,7 +2280,7 @@
if (ret)
ath10k_warn("Unable to start monitor mode\n");
} else if (!(ar->filter_flags & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS) &&
- ar->monitor_enabled) {
+ ar->monitor_enabled && ar->monitor_present) {
ath10k_dbg(ATH10K_DBG_MAC, "mac monitor %d stop\n",
ar->monitor_vdev_id);