wifi: mt76: do not run mt76_unregister_device() on unregistered hw
authorLorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
Wed, 22 Feb 2023 23:10:25 +0000 (00:10 +0100)
committerSalvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>
Fri, 3 May 2024 12:36:41 +0000 (14:36 +0200)
commitc6820280df77a2feb16fa195de12f52a564a1552
tree5719fc20f9a3cec01b2480bd2469736c1d7dc111
parent069fde872ec6fbe922d0e89448c4297c44f57643
wifi: mt76: do not run mt76_unregister_device() on unregistered hw

Origin: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/be3457d82f4e44bb71a22b2b5db27b644a37b1e1.1677107277.git.lorenzo@kernel.org/
Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/1029116

Trying to probe a mt7921e pci card without firmware results in a
successful probe where ieee80211_register_hw hasn't been called. When
removing the driver, ieee802111_unregister_hw is called unconditionally
leading to a kernel NULL pointer dereference.
Fix the issue running mt76_unregister_device routine just for registered
hw.

Link: https://bugs.debian.org/1029116
Link: https://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=8140
Reported-by: Stuart Hayhurst <stuart.a.hayhurst@gmail.com>
Fixes: 1c71e03afe4b ("mt76: mt7921: move mt7921_init_hw in a dedicated work")
Tested-by: Helmut Grohne <helmut@freexian.com>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
Currently queued for review for the v6.3 release cycle, backported in
advance to prevent users from getting stuck in the installer.

Signed-off-by: Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
Gbp-Pq: Topic bugfix/all
Gbp-Pq: Name wifi-mt76-do-not-run-mt76_unregister_device-on-unregistered-hw.patch
drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c
drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76.h