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[RFC] ath11k: fix blocked for more than 120 seconds caused by reg update

Message ID 1608617166-17180-1-git-send-email-wgong@codeaurora.org (mailing list archive)
State RFC
Delegated to: Kalle Valo
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Series [RFC] ath11k: fix blocked for more than 120 seconds caused by reg update | expand

Commit Message

Wen Gong Dec. 22, 2020, 6:06 a.m. UTC
When WMI_REG_CHAN_LIST_CC_EVENTID arrived, ath11k queue regd_update_work
to workqueue of mac80211, then ath11k_regd_update start to acquire the
rtnl_mutex by rtnl_lock, if the lock is already acquired by other thread,
then it is easy happen deadlock, it is very easy to happen that while
it is in progress of wlan shut down.

Below is 3 type of deadlock.

Type 1:
cfg80211_rfkill_set_block of thread A called rtnl_lock and acquired
the rtnl_mutex, then ath11k_regd_update begin run in workqueue of
mac80211, but it can not acquire the rtnl_mutex by rtnl_lock and enter
sleep state. Then thread A continue run and called arrive function
ieee80211_stop_device which flush_workqueue of mac80211, it is the same
workqueue which is running ath11k_regd_update, so deadlock happened.
Thread A wait all work complete in workqueue of mac80211, but the work
of ath11k_regd_update is waiting Thread A release the rtnl_mutex.

workqueue of ath11k_regd_update
[  363.570365] INFO: task kworker/u16:3:240 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[  363.570369]       Tainted: G        W         5.7.0-rc7-wt-ath+ #3
[  363.570372] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[  363.570376] kworker/u16:3   D    0   240      2 0x80004000
[  363.570412] Workqueue: phy0 ath11k_regd_update_work [ath11k]
[  363.570415] Call Trace:
[  363.570423]  __schedule+0x44e/0x6f0
[  363.570432]  schedule+0x4a/0xb0
[  363.570439]  schedule_preempt_disabled+0xa/0x10
[  363.570446]  __mutex_lock.isra.9+0x260/0x4f0
[  363.570472]  ? ath11k_regd_update+0x1f2/0x250 [ath11k]
[  363.570494]  ath11k_regd_update+0x1f2/0x250 [ath11k]
[  363.570504]  process_one_work+0x16c/0x3f0
[  363.570510]  worker_thread+0x4c/0x440
[  363.570516]  ? rescuer_thread+0x350/0x350
[  363.570521]  kthread+0xf8/0x130
[  363.570526]  ? kthread_unpark+0x70/0x70
[  363.570535]  ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40

Thread A
[  363.570987] INFO: task gsd-rfkill:1517 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[  363.570991]       Tainted: G        W         5.7.0-rc7-wt-ath+ #3
[  363.570994] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[  363.570996] gsd-rfkill      D    0  1517   1149 0x00004000
[  363.571001] Call Trace:
[  363.571009]  __schedule+0x44e/0x6f0
[  363.571016]  schedule+0x4a/0xb0
[  363.571022]  schedule_timeout+0x1dd/0x2f0
[  363.571033]  ? dev_printk+0x56/0x72
[  363.571041]  wait_for_completion+0x95/0x100
[  363.571048]  flush_workqueue+0x126/0x3d0
[  363.571117]  ? ieee80211_stop_device+0x37/0x40 [mac80211]
[  363.571168]  ieee80211_stop_device+0x37/0x40 [mac80211]
[  363.571215]  ieee80211_do_stop+0x549/0x850 [mac80211]
[  363.571261]  ieee80211_stop+0x16/0x20 [mac80211]
[  363.571268]  __dev_close_many+0x9e/0x110
[  363.571274]  dev_close_many+0x81/0x130
[  363.571281]  dev_close.part.104+0x3e/0x70
[  363.571334]  cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces+0x43/0xd0 [cfg80211]
[  363.571373]  cfg80211_rfkill_set_block+0x22/0x30 [cfg80211]
[  363.571380]  rfkill_set_block+0x93/0x150
[  363.571387]  rfkill_fop_write+0x102/0x1a0
[  363.571393]  vfs_write+0xb3/0x1b0
[  363.571399]  ksys_write+0xc2/0xe0
[  363.571408]  ? __x64_sys_poll+0xe9/0x130
[  363.571415]  do_syscall_64+0x52/0x1e0
[  363.571422]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9

Type 2:
It is same with type 1, thread A's ieee80211_do_stop of mac80211 flush
scan_work which is queued in workqueue of mac80211, but it not start
run because ath11k_regd_update is running in the same workqueue and it
is waiting rtnl_mutex which acquired by thread A, so deadlock happened.

Thread A
[  253.749270] INFO: task NetworkManager:1210 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[  253.749273]       Tainted: G        W         5.7.0-rc7-wt-ath+ #3
[  253.749274] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[  253.749275] NetworkManager  D    0  1210      1 0x00004004
[  253.749278] Call Trace:
[  253.749281]  __schedule+0x44e/0x6f0
[  253.749284]  ? enqueue_entity+0xff/0x610
[  253.749286]  schedule+0x4a/0xb0
[  253.749289]  schedule_timeout+0x1dd/0x2f0
[  253.749292]  ? check_preempt_curr+0x50/0x90
[  253.749294]  ? ttwu_do_wakeup+0x19/0x150
[  253.749297]  wait_for_completion+0x95/0x100
[  253.749300]  __flush_work+0x126/0x1d0
[  253.749302]  ? worker_detach_from_pool+0xa0/0xa0
[  253.749332]  ieee80211_do_stop+0x831/0x850 [mac80211]
[  253.749358]  ieee80211_stop+0x16/0x20 [mac80211]
[  253.749361]  __dev_close_many+0x9e/0x110
[  253.749364]  __dev_change_flags+0xc1/0x1c0
[  253.749368]  dev_change_flags+0x23/0x60
[  253.749370]  do_setlink+0x373/0xe70
[  253.749377]  ? __nla_validate_parse.part.6+0x53/0x970
[  253.749379]  ? cpumask_next+0x16/0x20
[  253.749384]  ? __snmp6_fill_stats64.isra.47+0x68/0x110
[  253.749387]  __rtnl_newlink+0x553/0x860
[  253.749391]  ? __nla_reserve+0x38/0x50
[  253.749393]  ? __nla_put+0xc/0x20
[  253.749396]  ? nla_put+0x2f/0x40
[  253.749400]  ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x58/0x300
[  253.749402]  ? __nla_reserve+0x38/0x50
[  253.749406]  ? __kmalloc_reserve.isra.55+0x2e/0x80
[  253.749410]  ? security_sock_rcv_skb+0x34/0x50
[  253.749412]  ? sk_filter_trim_cap+0x41/0x1f0
[  253.749416]  ? netlink_attachskb+0x1ac/0x210
[  253.749418]  ? skb_queue_tail+0x1b/0x50
[  253.749423]  ? _cond_resched+0x16/0x40
[  253.749427]  ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x1ab/0x230
[  253.749430]  rtnl_newlink+0x43/0x60
[  253.749432]  rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x289/0x340
[  253.749436]  ? __wake_up_common+0x8c/0x130
[  253.749438]  ? _cond_resched+0x16/0x40
[  253.749440]  ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x58/0x300
[  253.749442]  ? rtnl_calcit.isra.33+0x120/0x120
[  253.749444]  netlink_rcv_skb+0xd1/0x110
[  253.749447]  netlink_unicast+0x203/0x310
[  253.749449]  netlink_sendmsg+0x30f/0x450
[  253.749455]  sock_sendmsg+0x5b/0x60
[  253.749458]  ____sys_sendmsg+0x219/0x240
[  253.749461]  ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0x5c/0x90
[  253.749463]  ? enqueue_task_fair+0xa2/0x570
[  253.749465]  ___sys_sendmsg+0x88/0xd0
[  253.749470]  ? futex_wake+0x78/0x160
[  253.749473]  ? do_futex+0x4fe/0xb80
[  253.749476]  ? __wake_up_common+0x8c/0x130
[  253.749478]  ? __sys_sendmsg+0x63/0xa0
[  253.749480]  __sys_sendmsg+0x63/0xa0
[  253.749484]  ? ksys_write+0x81/0xe0
[  253.749489]  do_syscall_64+0x52/0x1e0
[  253.749492]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9

workqueue of ath11k_regd_update
[  253.749849] INFO: task kworker/u32:26:5833 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[  253.749850]       Tainted: G        W         5.7.0-rc7-wt-ath+ #3
[  253.749851] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[  253.749853] kworker/u32:26  D    0  5833      2 0x80004000
[  253.749869] Workqueue: phy0 ath11k_regd_update_work [ath11k]
[  253.749870] Call Trace:
[  253.749873]  __schedule+0x44e/0x6f0
[  253.749875]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x40/0x70
[  253.749878]  schedule+0x4a/0xb0
[  253.749880]  schedule_preempt_disabled+0xa/0x10
[  253.749882]  __mutex_lock.isra.9+0x260/0x4f0
[  253.749884]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x40/0x70
[  253.749887]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x34/0x70
[  253.749889]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x34/0x70
[  253.749892]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x40/0x70
[  253.749902]  ? ath11k_regd_update+0x156/0x250 [ath11k]
[  253.749912]  ath11k_regd_update+0x156/0x250 [ath11k]
[  253.749915]  process_one_work+0x16c/0x3f0
[  253.749918]  worker_thread+0x4c/0x440
[  253.749920]  ? rescuer_thread+0x350/0x350
[  253.749922]  kthread+0xf8/0x130
[  253.749923]  ? kthread_unpark+0x70/0x70
[  253.749926]  ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40

Type 3:
rtnetlink_rcv_msg of thread C acquired rtnl_mutex and then arrive to
ath11k_debug_get_fw_stats of ath11k, it then acquire the conf_mutex of
ath11k, but is already acquired by thread B which is doing reset by
ath11k_core_halt, then it cancel work of regd_update_work which is
running in thread A, but thread A is sleep because the rtnl_mutex is
acquired by thread C, so deadlock happened. It is thred A wait thread C
release lock, meanwhile thread C wait thread B release lock, and thread
B wait thread A.

Thread A workqueue of ath11k_regd_update
[ 3021.881737] INFO: task kworker/u16:4:264 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 3021.881739]       Tainted: G        W         5.7.0-rc7-wt-ath+ #3
[ 3021.881740] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 3021.881741] kworker/u16:4   D    0   264      2 0x80004000
[ 3021.881750] Workqueue: phy0 ath11k_regd_update_work [ath11k]
[ 3021.881752] Call Trace:
[ 3021.881756]  __schedule+0x44e/0x6f0
[ 3021.881758]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x40/0x70
[ 3021.881759]  schedule+0x4a/0xb0
[ 3021.881761]  schedule_preempt_disabled+0xa/0x10
[ 3021.881763]  __mutex_lock.isra.9+0x260/0x4f0
[ 3021.881764]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x40/0x70
[ 3021.881766]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x34/0x70
[ 3021.881767]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x34/0x70
[ 3021.881768]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x40/0x70
[ 3021.881774]  ? ath11k_regd_update+0x156/0x250 [ath11k]
[ 3021.881779]  ath11k_regd_update+0x156/0x250 [ath11k]
[ 3021.881781]  process_one_work+0x16c/0x3f0
[ 3021.881783]  worker_thread+0x4c/0x440
[ 3021.881784]  ? rescuer_thread+0x350/0x350
[ 3021.881785]  kthread+0xf8/0x130
[ 3021.881787]  ? kthread_unpark+0x70/0x70
[ 3021.881788]  ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40

Thread B
[ 3021.881937] INFO: task kworker/u16:5:2513 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 3021.881938]       Tainted: G        W         5.7.0-rc7-wt-ath+ #3
[ 3021.881938] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 3021.881939] kworker/u16:5   D    0  2513      2 0x80004000
[ 3021.881945] Workqueue: ath11k_wq ath11k_core_restart [ath11k]
[ 3021.881945] Call Trace:
[ 3021.881947]  __schedule+0x44e/0x6f0
[ 3021.881949]  ? enqueue_entity+0xff/0x610
[ 3021.881950]  schedule+0x4a/0xb0
[ 3021.881951]  schedule_timeout+0x1dd/0x2f0
[ 3021.881953]  ? check_preempt_curr+0x50/0x90
[ 3021.881954]  ? ttwu_do_wakeup+0x19/0x150
[ 3021.881956]  wait_for_completion+0x95/0x100
[ 3021.881957]  __flush_work+0x126/0x1d0
[ 3021.881958]  ? worker_detach_from_pool+0xa0/0xa0
[ 3021.881960]  __cancel_work_timer+0x10c/0x190
[ 3021.881962]  ? put_cpu_partial+0x99/0x100
[ 3021.881966]  ath11k_core_halt+0x57/0xe0 [ath11k]
[ 3021.881970]  ath11k_core_restart+0x2ca/0x390 [ath11k]
[ 3021.881971]  process_one_work+0x16c/0x3f0
[ 3021.881972]  worker_thread+0x4c/0x440
[ 3021.881974]  ? rescuer_thread+0x350/0x350
[ 3021.881975]  kthread+0xf8/0x130
[ 3021.881976]  ? kthread_unpark+0x70/0x70
[ 3021.881977]  ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40

Thread C:
[ 3021.881795] INFO: task NetworkManager:898 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 3021.881796]       Tainted: G        W         5.7.0-rc7-wt-ath+ #3
[ 3021.881797] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 3021.881798] NetworkManager  D    0   898      1 0x00004000
[ 3021.881799] Call Trace:
[ 3021.881800]  __schedule+0x44e/0x6f0
[ 3021.881802]  ? __switch_to_asm+0x40/0x70
[ 3021.881803]  schedule+0x4a/0xb0
[ 3021.881804]  schedule_preempt_disabled+0xa/0x10
[ 3021.881806]  __mutex_lock.isra.9+0x260/0x4f0
[ 3021.881811]  ? ath11k_debug_get_fw_stats+0x4b/0xf0 [ath11k]
[ 3021.881816]  ath11k_debug_get_fw_stats+0x4b/0xf0 [ath11k]
[ 3021.881821]  ath11k_mac_op_sta_statistics+0x184/0x1a0 [ath11k]
[ 3021.881836]  sta_set_sinfo+0xab/0xb30 [mac80211]
[ 3021.881849]  ieee80211_get_station+0x50/0x70 [mac80211]
[ 3021.881867]  nl80211_get_station+0x8e/0x250 [cfg80211]
[ 3021.881870]  genl_rcv_msg+0x1e5/0x420
[ 3021.881873]  ? __rtnl_unlock+0x25/0x50
[ 3021.881875]  ? netdev_run_todo+0x5d/0x2d0
[ 3021.881876]  ? genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_parse+0x120/0x120
[ 3021.881878]  netlink_rcv_skb+0xd1/0x110
[ 3021.881879]  genl_rcv+0x24/0x40
[ 3021.881880]  netlink_unicast+0x203/0x310
[ 3021.881882]  netlink_sendmsg+0x30f/0x450
[ 3021.881884]  sock_sendmsg+0x5b/0x60
[ 3021.881886]  ____sys_sendmsg+0x219/0x240
[ 3021.881887]  ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0x5c/0x90
[ 3021.881888]  ? ____sys_recvmsg+0xa7/0x1a0
[ 3021.881890]  ___sys_sendmsg+0x88/0xd0
[ 3021.881891]  ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0x5c/0x90
[ 3021.881892]  ? ___sys_recvmsg+0x9e/0xd0
[ 3021.881895]  ? poll_select_finish+0x210/0x210
[ 3021.881897]  ? ep_poll+0x2da/0x430
[ 3021.881898]  ? poll_select_finish+0x210/0x210
[ 3021.881899]  ? __sys_sendmsg+0x63/0xa0
[ 3021.881900]  __sys_sendmsg+0x63/0xa0
[ 3021.881902]  ? do_epoll_wait+0x83/0xc0
[ 3021.881904]  do_syscall_64+0x52/0x1e0
[ 3021.881906]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9

This patch add max wait for 3 seconds for the rtnl_mutex, if not
acquire untill 3 seconds, then return fail. Then it not happen
"blocked for more than 120 seconds" with this patch after do
simulate test with command:"iw reg set;ifconfig wlan down

This patch also add cond_resched while rtnl_trylock to avoid
synchronize_rcu wait.

It is very easy to happen synchronize_rcu wait ATH11K_MAX_REG_WAIT
which is 3 seconds without add cond_resched.

Test steps:
1. rmmod ath11k_pci
2. insmod ath11k_pci
3. dmesg show log: ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: rtnl acquire failed

The reason is because when insmod ath11k_pci, wlan is up, then thread A
systemd-udevd acquired rtnl_mutex and call dev_change_name with below
call stack but meanwhile ath11k_regd_update is called from function
__ath11k_mac_register of thread B. Function rtnl_trylock thread B
failed every time untill ATH11K_MAX_REG_WAIT which is 3 seconds, because
rtnl_mutex is acquired by thread A before, meanwhile, dev_change_name
of thread A called to synchronize_rcu, and it entered to sleep state
untill thread B exit rtnl_trylock, it is same time of ATH11K_MAX_REG_WAIT
which is 3 seconds, after 3 seconds, ath11k_regd_update of thread B
return with fail and lead __ath11k_mac_register fail, and function
synchronize_rcu of thread A return.

The wait of synchronize_rcu is because only CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is
enabled(not enabled PREEMPT and PREEMPT_RT), it lead schedule only
happened when voluntarily preempt. Thread B called rtnl_trylock in
loop untill 3 seconds, it not happened voluntarily preempt and no
schedule in the 3 seconds, and synchronize_rcu need wait schedule
happened on all cpus. Schedule on the cpu of thread B happened 3
seconds later, it lead synchronize_rcu wait 3 seconds for thread B,
then synchronize_rcu returned.

Call stack of thread A
[ 5158.606564] task:systemd-udevd   state:D stack:    0 pid: 3359 ppid:   283 flags:0x00004000
[ 5158.606570] Call Trace:
[ 5158.606585]  __schedule+0x2d0/0x7e0
[ 5158.606594]  schedule+0x46/0xb0
[ 5158.606599]  schedule_timeout+0x206/0x2b0
[ 5158.606605]  ? kfree+0xae/0x210
[ 5158.606609]  wait_for_completion+0x85/0xe0
[ 5158.606615]  __wait_rcu_gp+0xfc/0x130
[ 5158.606624]  synchronize_rcu+0x3e/0x50
[ 5158.606629]  ? invoke_rcu_core+0x90/0x90
[ 5158.606632]  ? __bpf_trace_rcu_utilization+0x10/0x10
[ 5158.606636]  dev_change_name+0x1c9/0x2e0
[ 5158.606643]  do_setlink+0xc18/0xfc0
[ 5158.606649]  ? __nla_validate_parse.part.7+0x44/0xaf0
[ 5158.606654]  rtnl_setlink+0x107/0x160
[ 5158.606669]  rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x130/0x350
[ 5158.606674]  ? mntput_no_expire+0x35/0x220
[ 5158.606679]  ? _cond_resched+0x16/0x40
[ 5158.606684]  ? rtnl_calcit.isra.36+0x100/0x100
[ 5158.606691]  netlink_rcv_skb+0xb9/0xf0
[ 5158.606698]  netlink_unicast+0x16a/0x270
[ 5158.606703]  netlink_sendmsg+0x2e4/0x420
[ 5158.606709]  sock_sendmsg+0x5b/0x60
[ 5158.606713]  __sys_sendto+0xd8/0x150
[ 5158.606723]  ? aa_sk_perm+0x3e/0x1f0
[ 5158.606728]  ? netlink_getsockopt+0x1bf/0x250
[ 5158.606734]  ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x38/0x130
[ 5158.606738]  __x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x30
[ 5158.606744]  do_syscall_64+0x33/0x80
[ 5158.606750]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9
[ 5158.606755] RIP: 0033:0x7f5a188f5ab3
[ 5158.606757] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at RIP 0x7f5a188f5a89.
[ 5158.606760] RSP: 002b:00007ffde036f398 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002c
[ 5158.606763] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000560825157800 RCX: 00007f5a188f5ab3
[ 5158.606765] RDX: 000000000000002c RSI: 0000560825130c90 RDI: 000000000000000f
[ 5158.606767] RBP: 0000000000000d1f R08: 00007ffde036f450 R09: 0000000000000010
[ 5158.606769] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000006
[ 5158.606771] R13: 0000560825130b80 R14: 000000000000000e R15: 0000560825144800
[ 5158.606777] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: rtnl acquire failed

Below is time cost of synchronize_rcu called from dev_change_name.
It is 3 seconds from dev_change_name_L67 to  dev_change_name_L69, this
is time cost of synchronize_rcu in dev_change_name.
log:
systemd-udevd  3109 [003]   545.393423: probe:dev_change_name_L65: (ffffffffbb891b84)
systemd-udevd  3109 [003]   545.393452: probe:dev_change_name_L65: (ffffffffbb891b8f)
[  545.393339] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0 wls1: renamed from wlan0
systemd-udevd  3109 [003]   545.393470: probe:dev_change_name_L67: (ffffffffbb891b94)
[  548.398407] ath11k_pci 0000:05:00.0: rtnl acquire failed
systemd-udevd  3109 [000]   548.406522: probe:dev_change_name_L69: (ffffffffbb891b99)

After add cond_resched, the wait of 3 seconds by synchronize_rcu disappeared.
log:
systemd-udevd  3834 [001]  1918.635387: probe:dev_change_name_L65: (ffffffffbb891b84)
systemd-udevd  3834 [001]  1918.635391: probe:dev_change_name_L65: (ffffffffbb891b8f)
systemd-udevd  3834 [001]  1918.635395: probe:dev_change_name_L67: (ffffffffbb891b94)
systemd-udevd  3834 [000]  1918.662665: probe:dev_change_name_L69: (ffffffffbb891b99)

Tested-on: QCA6390 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HST.1.0.1-01740-QCAHSTSWPLZ_V2_TO_X86-1

Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <wgong@codeaurora.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c
index 7b9591226518..71d18f3ea89a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/reg.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ 
 #define ETSI_WEATHER_RADAR_BAND_LOW		5590
 #define ETSI_WEATHER_RADAR_BAND_HIGH		5650
 #define ETSI_WEATHER_RADAR_BAND_CAC_TIMEOUT	600000
+#define ATH11K_MAX_REG_WAIT	(3 * HZ)
 
 static const struct ieee80211_regdomain ath11k_world_regd = {
 	.n_reg_rules = 3,
@@ -219,7 +220,8 @@  int ath11k_regd_update(struct ath11k *ar, bool init)
 	struct ieee80211_regdomain *regd, *regd_copy = NULL;
 	int ret, regd_len, pdev_id;
 	struct ath11k_base *ab;
-
+	unsigned long before;
+	int acquired;
 	ab = ar->ab;
 	pdev_id = ar->pdev_idx;
 
@@ -265,7 +267,20 @@  int ath11k_regd_update(struct ath11k *ar, bool init)
 	if (ar->pending_11d)
 		complete(&ar->finish_11d_scan);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
+	before = jiffies;
+	while (true) {
+		acquired = rtnl_trylock();
+		if (!acquired)
+			cond_resched();
+		if (acquired || time_after(jiffies, before + ATH11K_MAX_REG_WAIT))
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (!acquired) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		ath11k_warn(ar->ab, "rtnl acquire failed\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	if (ar->pending_11d)
 		reinit_completion(&ar->finish_11d_ch_list);