mac80211: RCU-ify STA info structure access

This makes access to the STA hash table/list use RCU to protect
against freeing of items. However, it's not a true RCU, the
copy step is missing: whenever somebody changes a STA item it
is simply updated. This is an existing race condition that is
now somewhat understandable.

This patch also fixes the race key freeing vs. STA destruction
by making sure that sta_info_destroy() is always called under
RTNL and frees the key.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 240 insertions, 147 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 81c4e3392f4..ee5b66abc0f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
@@ -23,14 +24,43 @@
 #include "debugfs_sta.h"
 #include "mesh.h"
 
-/* Caller must hold local->sta_lock */
-static void sta_info_hash_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-			      struct sta_info *sta)
-{
-	sta->hnext = local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->addr)];
-	local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->addr)] = sta;
-}
-
+/**
+ * DOC: STA information lifetime rules
+ *
+ * STA info structures (&struct sta_info) are managed in a hash table
+ * for faster lookup and a list for iteration. They are managed using
+ * RCU, i.e. access to the list and hash table is protected by RCU.
+ *
+ * STA info structures are always "alive" when they are added with
+ * @sta_info_add() [this may be changed in the future to allow allocating
+ * outside of a critical section!], they are then added to the hash
+ * table and list. Therefore, @sta_info_add() must also be RCU protected,
+ * also, the caller of @sta_info_add() cannot assume that it owns the
+ * structure.
+ *
+ * Because there are debugfs entries for each station, and adding those
+ * must be able to sleep, it is also possible to "pin" a station entry,
+ * that means it can be removed from the hash table but not be freed.
+ * See the comment in @__sta_info_unlink() for more information.
+ *
+ * In order to remove a STA info structure, the caller needs to first
+ * unlink it (@sta_info_unlink()) from the list and hash tables and
+ * then wait for an RCU synchronisation before it can be freed. Due to
+ * the pinning and the possibility of multiple callers trying to remove
+ * the same STA info at the same time, @sta_info_unlink() can clear the
+ * STA info pointer it is passed to indicate that the STA info is owned
+ * by somebody else now.
+ *
+ * If @sta_info_unlink() did not clear the pointer then the caller owns
+ * the STA info structure now and is responsible of destroying it with
+ * a call to @sta_info_destroy(), not before RCU synchronisation, of
+ * course. Note that sta_info_destroy() must be protected by the RTNL.
+ *
+ * In all other cases, there is no concept of ownership on a STA entry,
+ * each structure is owned by the global hash table/list until it is
+ * removed. All users of the structure need to be RCU protected so that
+ * the structure won't be freed before they are done using it.
+ */
 
 /* Caller must hold local->sta_lock */
 static int sta_info_hash_del(struct ieee80211_local *local,
@@ -42,46 +72,39 @@ static int sta_info_hash_del(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	if (!s)
 		return -ENOENT;
 	if (s == sta) {
-		local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->addr)] = s->hnext;
+		rcu_assign_pointer(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->addr)],
+				   s->hnext);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	while (s->hnext && s->hnext != sta)
 		s = s->hnext;
 	if (s->hnext) {
-		s->hnext = sta->hnext;
+		rcu_assign_pointer(s->hnext, sta->hnext);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-/* must hold local->sta_lock */
+/* protected by RCU */
 static struct sta_info *__sta_info_find(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 					u8 *addr)
 {
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 
-	sta = local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(addr)];
+	sta = rcu_dereference(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(addr)]);
 	while (sta) {
 		if (compare_ether_addr(sta->addr, addr) == 0)
 			break;
-		sta = sta->hnext;
+		sta = rcu_dereference(sta->hnext);
 	}
 	return sta;
 }
 
 struct sta_info *sta_info_get(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *addr)
 {
-	struct sta_info *sta;
-
-	read_lock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
-	sta = __sta_info_find(local, addr);
-	if (sta)
-		__sta_info_get(sta);
-	read_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
-
-	return sta;
+	return __sta_info_find(local, addr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sta_info_get);
 
@@ -91,81 +114,101 @@ struct sta_info *sta_info_get_by_idx(struct ieee80211_local *local, int idx,
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	int i = 0;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(sta, &local->sta_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sta, &local->sta_list, list) {
 		if (i < idx) {
 			++i;
 			continue;
-		} else if (!dev || dev == sta->dev) {
-			__sta_info_get(sta);
-			read_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
+		} else if (!dev || dev == sta->sdata->dev) {
 			return sta;
 		}
 	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void sta_info_release(struct kref *kref)
+void sta_info_destroy(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-	struct sta_info *sta = container_of(kref, struct sta_info, kref);
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sta->local;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int i;
 
-	/* free sta structure; it has already been removed from
-	 * hash table etc. external structures. Make sure that all
-	 * buffered frames are release (one might have been added
-	 * after sta_info_free() was called). */
+	ASSERT_RTNL();
+	might_sleep();
+
+	rate_control_remove_sta_debugfs(sta);
+	ieee80211_sta_debugfs_remove(sta);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
+	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sta->sdata->vif))
+		mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * NOTE: This will call synchronize_rcu() internally to
+	 * make sure no key references can be in use. We rely on
+	 * that here for the mesh code!
+	 */
+	ieee80211_key_free(sta->key);
+	WARN_ON(sta->key);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
+	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sta->sdata->vif))
+		del_timer_sync(&sta->plink_timer);
+#endif
+
 	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->ps_tx_buf)) != NULL) {
 		local->total_ps_buffered--;
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 	}
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->tx_filtered)) != NULL) {
+
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->tx_filtered)) != NULL)
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i <  STA_TID_NUM; i++) {
 		del_timer_sync(&sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[i].session_timer);
 		del_timer_sync(&sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[i].addba_resp_timer);
 	}
 	rate_control_free_sta(sta->rate_ctrl, sta->rate_ctrl_priv);
 	rate_control_put(sta->rate_ctrl);
+
 	kfree(sta);
 }
 
 
-void sta_info_put(struct sta_info *sta)
+/* Caller must hold local->sta_lock */
+static void sta_info_hash_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+			      struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-	kref_put(&sta->kref, sta_info_release);
+	sta->hnext = local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->addr)];
+	rcu_assign_pointer(local->sta_hash[STA_HASH(sta->addr)], sta);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sta_info_put);
-
 
-struct sta_info *sta_info_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-			      struct net_device *dev, u8 *addr, gfp_t gfp)
+struct sta_info *sta_info_add(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+			      u8 *addr)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	int i;
 	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	sta = kzalloc(sizeof(*sta), gfp);
+	sta = kzalloc(sizeof(*sta), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!sta)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	kref_init(&sta->kref);
+	memcpy(sta->addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	sta->local = local;
+	sta->sdata = sdata;
 
 	sta->rate_ctrl = rate_control_get(local->rate_ctrl);
-	sta->rate_ctrl_priv = rate_control_alloc_sta(sta->rate_ctrl, gfp);
+	sta->rate_ctrl_priv = rate_control_alloc_sta(sta->rate_ctrl,
+						     GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!sta->rate_ctrl_priv) {
 		rate_control_put(sta->rate_ctrl);
 		kfree(sta);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	memcpy(sta->addr, addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	sta->local = local;
-	sta->dev = dev;
 	spin_lock_init(&sta->ampdu_mlme.ampdu_rx);
 	spin_lock_init(&sta->ampdu_mlme.ampdu_tx);
 	for (i = 0; i < STA_TID_NUM; i++) {
@@ -190,29 +233,26 @@ struct sta_info *sta_info_add(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	}
 	skb_queue_head_init(&sta->ps_tx_buf);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&sta->tx_filtered);
-	write_lock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
-	/* mark sta as used (by caller) */
-	__sta_info_get(sta);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
 	/* check if STA exists already */
 	if (__sta_info_find(local, addr)) {
-		write_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
-		sta_info_put(sta);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
 	}
 	list_add(&sta->list, &local->sta_list);
 	local->num_sta++;
 	sta_info_hash_add(local, sta);
-	if (local->ops->sta_notify) {
-		struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 
-		sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
+	/* notify driver */
+	if (local->ops->sta_notify) {
 		if (sdata->vif.type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_VLAN)
 			sdata = sdata->u.vlan.ap;
 
 		local->ops->sta_notify(local_to_hw(local), &sdata->vif,
 				       STA_NOTIFY_ADD, addr);
 	}
-	write_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Added STA %s\n",
@@ -252,19 +292,20 @@ static void __sta_info_set_tim_bit(struct ieee80211_if_ap *bss,
 {
 	if (bss)
 		__bss_tim_set(bss, sta->aid);
-	if (sta->local->ops->set_tim)
+	if (sta->local->ops->set_tim) {
+		sta->local->tim_in_locked_section = true;
 		sta->local->ops->set_tim(local_to_hw(sta->local), sta->aid, 1);
+		sta->local->tim_in_locked_section = false;
+	}
 }
 
 void sta_info_set_tim_bit(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
-
-	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(sta->dev);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&sta->local->sta_lock);
-	__sta_info_set_tim_bit(sdata->bss, sta);
-	read_unlock_bh(&sta->local->sta_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sta->local->sta_lock, flags);
+	__sta_info_set_tim_bit(sta->sdata->bss, sta);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sta->local->sta_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void __sta_info_clear_tim_bit(struct ieee80211_if_ap *bss,
@@ -272,93 +313,135 @@ static void __sta_info_clear_tim_bit(struct ieee80211_if_ap *bss,
 {
 	if (bss)
 		__bss_tim_clear(bss, sta->aid);
-	if (sta->local->ops->set_tim)
+	if (sta->local->ops->set_tim) {
+		sta->local->tim_in_locked_section = true;
 		sta->local->ops->set_tim(local_to_hw(sta->local), sta->aid, 0);
+		sta->local->tim_in_locked_section = false;
+	}
 }
 
 void sta_info_clear_tim_bit(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
-
-	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(sta->dev);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&sta->local->sta_lock);
-	__sta_info_clear_tim_bit(sdata->bss, sta);
-	read_unlock_bh(&sta->local->sta_lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sta->local->sta_lock, flags);
+	__sta_info_clear_tim_bit(sta->sdata->bss, sta);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sta->local->sta_lock, flags);
 }
 
-/* Caller must hold local->sta_lock */
-void sta_info_remove(struct sta_info *sta)
+/*
+ * See comment in __sta_info_unlink,
+ * caller must hold local->sta_lock.
+ */
+static void __sta_info_pin(struct sta_info *sta)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sta->local;
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
+	WARN_ON(sta->pin_status != STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_NORMAL);
+	sta->pin_status = STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_PINNED;
+}
 
-	/* don't do anything if we've been removed already */
-	if (sta_info_hash_del(local, sta))
-		return;
+/*
+ * See comment in __sta_info_unlink, returns sta if it
+ * needs to be destroyed.
+ */
+static struct sta_info *__sta_info_unpin(struct sta_info *sta)
+{
+	struct sta_info *ret = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	list_del(&sta->list);
-	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(sta->dev);
-	if (sta->flags & WLAN_STA_PS) {
-		sta->flags &= ~WLAN_STA_PS;
-		if (sdata->bss)
-			atomic_dec(&sdata->bss->num_sta_ps);
-		__sta_info_clear_tim_bit(sdata->bss, sta);
-	}
-	local->num_sta--;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sta->local->sta_lock, flags);
+	WARN_ON(sta->pin_status != STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_DESTROY &&
+		sta->pin_status != STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_PINNED);
+	if (sta->pin_status == STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_DESTROY)
+		ret = sta;
+	sta->pin_status = STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_NORMAL;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sta->local->sta_lock, flags);
 
-	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
-		mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata->dev);
+	return ret;
 }
 
-void sta_info_free(struct sta_info *sta)
+static void __sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sta->local;
-	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(sta->dev);
-
-	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
-
-	might_sleep();
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = (*sta)->local;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = (*sta)->sdata;
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
+	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mbuf);
+#endif
+	/*
+	 * pull caller's reference if we're already gone.
+	 */
+	if (sta_info_hash_del(local, *sta)) {
+		*sta = NULL;
+		return;
+	}
 
-	write_lock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
-	sta_info_remove(sta);
-	write_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
+	/*
+	 * Also pull caller's reference if the STA is pinned by the
+	 * task that is adding the debugfs entries. In that case, we
+	 * leave the STA "to be freed".
+	 *
+	 * The rules are not trivial, but not too complex either:
+	 *  (1) pin_status is only modified under the sta_lock
+	 *  (2) sta_info_debugfs_add_work() will set the status
+	 *	to PINNED when it found an item that needs a new
+	 *	debugfs directory created. In that case, that item
+	 *	must not be freed although all *RCU* users are done
+	 *	with it. Hence, we tell the caller of _unlink()
+	 *	that the item is already gone (as can happen when
+	 *	two tasks try to unlink/destroy at the same time)
+	 *  (3) We set the pin_status to DESTROY here when we
+	 *	find such an item.
+	 *  (4) sta_info_debugfs_add_work() will reset the pin_status
+	 *	from PINNED to NORMAL when it is done with the item,
+	 *	but will check for DESTROY before resetting it in
+	 *	which case it will free the item.
+	 */
+	if ((*sta)->pin_status == STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_PINNED) {
+		(*sta)->pin_status = STA_INFO_PIN_STAT_DESTROY;
+		*sta = NULL;
+		return;
+	}
 
-	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif))
-		mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
+	list_del(&(*sta)->list);
 
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->ps_tx_buf)) != NULL) {
-		local->total_ps_buffered--;
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-	}
-	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->tx_filtered)) != NULL) {
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+	if ((*sta)->flags & WLAN_STA_PS) {
+		(*sta)->flags &= ~WLAN_STA_PS;
+		if (sdata->bss)
+			atomic_dec(&sdata->bss->num_sta_ps);
+		__sta_info_clear_tim_bit(sdata->bss, *sta);
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
-	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Removed STA %s\n",
-	       wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), print_mac(mac, sta->addr));
-#endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG */
-
-	ieee80211_key_free(sta->key);
-	WARN_ON(sta->key);
+	local->num_sta--;
 
 	if (local->ops->sta_notify) {
-
 		if (sdata->vif.type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_VLAN)
 			sdata = sdata->u.vlan.ap;
 
 		local->ops->sta_notify(local_to_hw(local), &sdata->vif,
-				       STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE, sta->addr);
+				       STA_NOTIFY_REMOVE, (*sta)->addr);
 	}
 
-	rate_control_remove_sta_debugfs(sta);
-	ieee80211_sta_debugfs_remove(sta);
+	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif)) {
+		mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
+		del_timer(&(*sta)->plink_timer);
+#endif
+	}
 
-	sta_info_put(sta);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Removed STA %s\n",
+	       wiphy_name(local->hw.wiphy), print_mac(mbuf, (*sta)->addr));
+#endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG */
 }
 
+void sta_info_unlink(struct sta_info **sta)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = (*sta)->local;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+	__sta_info_unlink(sta);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+}
 
 static inline int sta_info_buffer_expired(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 					  struct sta_info *sta,
@@ -404,7 +487,7 @@ static void sta_info_cleanup_expire_buffered(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		if (!skb)
 			break;
 
-		sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(sta->dev);
+		sdata = sta->sdata;
 		local->total_ps_buffered--;
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Buffered frame expired (STA "
 		       "%s)\n", print_mac(mac, sta->addr));
@@ -421,13 +504,10 @@ static void sta_info_cleanup(unsigned long data)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = (struct ieee80211_local *) data;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 
-	read_lock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(sta, &local->sta_list, list) {
-		__sta_info_get(sta);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(sta, &local->sta_list, list)
 		sta_info_cleanup_expire_buffered(local, sta);
-		sta_info_put(sta);
-	}
-	read_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	local->sta_cleanup.expires =
 		round_jiffies(jiffies + STA_INFO_CLEANUP_INTERVAL);
@@ -435,37 +515,45 @@ static void sta_info_cleanup(unsigned long data)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
-static void sta_info_debugfs_add_task(struct work_struct *work)
+static void sta_info_debugfs_add_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local =
 		container_of(work, struct ieee80211_local, sta_debugfs_add);
 	struct sta_info *sta, *tmp;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	while (1) {
 		sta = NULL;
-		read_lock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
 		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &local->sta_list, list) {
 			if (!tmp->debugfs.dir) {
 				sta = tmp;
-				__sta_info_get(sta);
+				__sta_info_pin(sta);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		read_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
 
 		if (!sta)
 			break;
 
 		ieee80211_sta_debugfs_add(sta);
 		rate_control_add_sta_debugfs(sta);
-		sta_info_put(sta);
+
+		sta = __sta_info_unpin(sta);
+
+		if (sta) {
+			synchronize_rcu();
+			sta_info_destroy(sta);
+		}
 	}
 }
 #endif
 
 void sta_info_init(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
-	rwlock_init(&local->sta_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&local->sta_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&local->sta_list);
 
 	setup_timer(&local->sta_cleanup, sta_info_cleanup,
@@ -474,7 +562,7 @@ void sta_info_init(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		round_jiffies(jiffies + STA_INFO_CLEANUP_INTERVAL);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
-	INIT_WORK(&local->sta_debugfs_add, sta_info_debugfs_add_task);
+	INIT_WORK(&local->sta_debugfs_add, sta_info_debugfs_add_work);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -493,24 +581,29 @@ void sta_info_stop(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 /**
  * sta_info_flush - flush matching STA entries from the STA table
  * @local: local interface data
- * @dev: matching rule for the net device (sta->dev) or %NULL to match all STAs
+ * @sdata: matching rule for the net device (sta->dev) or %NULL to match all STAs
  */
-void sta_info_flush(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct net_device *dev)
+void sta_info_flush(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		    struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct sta_info *sta, *tmp;
 	LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	write_lock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(sta, tmp, &local->sta_list, list)
-		if (!dev || dev == sta->dev) {
-			__sta_info_get(sta);
-			sta_info_remove(sta);
-			list_add_tail(&sta->list, &tmp_list);
-		}
-	write_unlock_bh(&local->sta_lock);
+	might_sleep();
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(sta, tmp, &tmp_list, list) {
-		sta_info_free(sta);
-		sta_info_put(sta);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sta, tmp, &local->sta_list, list) {
+		if (!sdata || sdata == sta->sdata) {
+			__sta_info_unlink(&sta);
+			if (sta)
+				list_add_tail(&sta->list, &tmp_list);
+		}
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->sta_lock, flags);
+
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sta, tmp, &tmp_list, list)
+		sta_info_destroy(sta);
 }