mwifiex: resolve reset vs. remove()/shutdown() deadlocks
Commit b014e96d ("PCI: Protect pci_error_handlers->reset_notify() usage with device_lock()") resolves races between driver reset and removal, but it introduces some new deadlock problems. If we see a timeout while we've already started suspending, removing, or shutting down the driver, we might see: (a) a worker thread, running mwifiex_pcie_work() -> mwifiex_pcie_card_reset_work() -> pci_reset_function() (b) a removal thread, running mwifiex_pcie_remove() -> mwifiex_free_adapter() -> mwifiex_unregister() -> mwifiex_cleanup_pcie() -> cancel_work_sync(&card->work) Unfortunately, mwifiex_pcie_remove() already holds the device lock that pci_reset_function() is now requesting, and so we see a deadlock. It's necessary to cancel and synchronize our outstanding work before tearing down the driver, so we can't have this work wait indefinitely for the lock. It's reasonable to only "try" to reset here, since this will mostly happen for cases where it's already difficult to reset the firmware anyway (e.g., while we're suspending or powering off the system). And if reset *really* needs to happen, we can always try again later. Fixes: b014e96d ("PCI: Protect pci_error_handlers->reset_notify() usage with device_lock()") Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> Cc: Xinming Hu <huxm@marvell.com> Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <briannorris@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
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