kernel/git/stable/linux.git/net/wireless/sme.c, branch linux-7.2.y

wifi: cfg80211: use wiphy work for socket owner autodisconnect

2026-07-07T07:27:42+00:00

nl80211_netlink_notify() walks the cfg80211 wireless device list when a NETLINK_GENERIC socket is released. If the socket owns a connection, the notifier queues the embedded wdev->disconnect_wk work item. That work is a plain work_struct today. NETDEV_GOING_DOWN cancels it, but a NETLINK_URELEASE notifier that already observed conn_owner_nlportid can queue it after that cancel returns. _cfg80211_unregister_wdev() then removes the wdev from the list and waits for RCU readers, but synchronize_net() does not drain work queued by such a reader. Make the autodisconnect work a wiphy_work instead. The callback already needs the wiphy mutex, and wiphy_work runs under that mutex. This lets teardown cancel pending autodisconnect work while holding the mutex, without a cancel_work_sync() vs. worker locking concern. Also cancel the wiphy work after list_del_rcu() and synchronize_net(). Any NETLINK_URELEASE notifier that had already reached the wdev list has then either queued the work and it is removed, or can no longer find the wdev. Fixes: bd2522b16884 ("cfg80211: NL80211_ATTR_SOCKET_OWNER support for CMD_CONNECT") Suggested-by: Johannes Berg Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.5 Signed-off-by: Cen Zhang Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260706152418.779226-1-zzzccc427@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: indicate (Re)Association frame encryption to userspace

2026-05-05T10:09:19+00:00

In SME-in-driver mode, the driver handles the entire (re)association exchange. Userspace (e.g., wpa_supplicant) currently has no explicit indication of whether the (re)association exchange was encrypted, making it difficult to distinguish EPP (Enhanced Privacy Protection, IEEE 802.11bi) associations from non-EPP associations. When (Re)Association frame encryption is used, the (Re)Association Response frame must contain a Key Delivery element as specified in IEEE P802.11bi/D4.0, Table 9-65. Userspace must process this element only when the (Re)Association Response frame is actually encrypted. Processing it unconditionally for unencrypted frames leads to incorrect behavior. Without an explicit indication from the driver, userspace cannot determine whether encryption was used and whether the Key Delivery element is valid. Add a new flag attribute NL80211_ATTR_ASSOC_ENCRYPTED and a corresponding field "assoc_encrypted" in cfg80211_connect_resp_params to indicate that both the (Re)Association Request and Response frames are transmitted encrypted over the air. For mac80211-based drivers, extend cfg80211_rx_assoc_resp_data with the assoc_encrypted field as well, which is then propagated to cfg80211_connect_resp_params. Pass the flag to userspace via NL80211_CMD_CONNECT event. Signed-off-by: Kavita Kavita Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260504123624.529218-2-kavita.kavita@oss.qualcomm.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: support key installation on non-netdev wdevs

2026-03-02T10:28:33+00:00

Currently key installation is only supported for netdev. For NAN, support most key operations (except setting default data key) on wdevs instead of netdevs, and adjust all the APIs and tracing to match. Since nothing currently sets NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_SECURE_NAN, this doesn't change anything (P2P Device already isn't allowed.) Signed-off-by: Avraham Stern Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260107150057.69a0cfad95fa.I00efdf3b2c11efab82ef6ece9f393382bcf33ba8@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00

This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using git grep -l '\

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

wifi: cfg80211: sme: store capped length in __cfg80211_connect_result()

2025-12-16T09:22:51+00:00

The QGenie AI code review tool says we should store the capped length to wdev->u.client.ssid_len. The AI is correct. Fixes: 62b635dcd69c ("wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result()") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter Link: https://patch.msgid.link/aTAbp5RleyH_lnZE@stanley.mountain Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result()

2025-09-03T07:37:55+00:00

If the ssid->datalen is more than IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN (32) it would lead to memory corruption so add some bounds checking. Fixes: c38c70185101 ("wifi: cfg80211: Set SSID if it is not already set") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter Link: https://patch.msgid.link/0aaaae4a3ed37c6252363c34ae4904b1604e8e32.1756456951.git.dan.carpenter@linaro.org Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: remove wrong scan request n_channels

2025-07-18T12:07:35+00:00

This (partially) reverts commits - 838c7b8f1f27 ("wifi: nl80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing") - f1d3334d604c ("wifi: cfg80211: sme: init n_channels before channels[] access") - 82bbe02b2500 ("wifi: mac80211: Set n_channels after allocating struct cfg80211_scan_request") These commits all set the structure to be in an inconsistent state, setting n_channels to some value before them actually being filled in. That's fine for what the code does now, but with the removal of __counted_by() in 444020f4bf06 ("wifi: cfg80211: remove scan request n_channels counted_by") it's no longer needed and it does leave a bit of a landmine there since breaking out of some code to send the scan or something would leave it wrong. Remove the now superfluous n_channels settings. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250718103237.59510b2384c5.Ied5ba9c5c49efc008f4491c8ca7a45858a83f064@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: hide scan internals

2025-07-09T09:52:35+00:00

Hide the internal scan fields from mac80211 and drivers, the 'notified' variable is for internal tracking, and the 'info' is output that's passed to cfg80211_scan_done() and stored only for delayed userspace notification. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Reviewed-by: Benjamin Berg Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250609213231.6a62e41858e2.I004f66e9c087cc6e6ae4a24951cf470961ee9466@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

Merge tag 'wireless-next-2024-12-19' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless-next

2024-12-20T02:54:07+00:00

Kalle Valo says: ==================== wireless-next patches for v6.14 Multi-Link Operation implementation continues, both in stack and in drivers. Otherwise it has been relatively quiet. Major changes: cfg80211/mac80211 - define wiphy guard - get TX power per link - EHT 320 MHz channel support for mesh ath11k - QCA6698AQ support ath9k - RX inactivity detection rtl8xxxu - add more USB device IDs rtw88 - add more USB device IDs - enable USB RX aggregation and USB 3 to improve performance rtw89 - PowerSave flow for Multi-Link Operation * tag 'wireless-next-2024-12-19' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless-next: (121 commits) wifi: wlcore: sysfs: constify 'struct bin_attribute' wifi: brcmfmac: clarify unmodifiable headroom log message wifi: brcmfmac: add missing header include for brcmf_dbg wifi: brcmsmac: add gain range check to wlc_phy_iqcal_gainparams_nphy() wifi: qtnfmac: fix spelling error in core.h wifi: rtw89: phy: add dummy C2H event handler for report of TAS power wifi: rtw89: 8851b: rfk: remove unnecessary assignment of return value of _dpk_dgain_read() wifi: rtw89: 8852c: rfk: refine target channel calculation in _rx_dck_channel_calc() wifi: rtlwifi: pci: wait for firmware loading before releasing memory wifi: rtlwifi: fix memory leaks and invalid access at probe error path wifi: rtlwifi: destroy workqueue at rtl_deinit_core wifi: rtlwifi: remove unused check_buddy_priv wifi: rtw89: 8922a: update format of RFK pre-notify H2C command v2 wifi: rtw89: regd: update regulatory map to R68-R51 wifi: rtw89: 8852c: disable ER SU when 4x HE-LTF and 0.8 GI capability differ wifi: rtw89: disable firmware training HE GI and LTF wifi: rtw89: ps: update data for firmware and settings for hardware before/after PS wifi: rtw89: ps: refactor channel info to firmware before entering PS wifi: rtw89: ps: refactor PS flow to support MLO wifi: mwifiex: decrease timeout waiting for host sleep from 10s to 5s ... ==================== Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241219185709.774EDC4CECE@smtp.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski