In ath12k_core_init() when ath12k_core_hw_group_create() fails, ath12k_core_hw_group_destroy() is called where for each device below path would get executed ath12k_core_soc_destroy() ath12k_qmi_deinit_service() qmi_handle_release() This results in kernel crash in case one of the device fails at qmi_handle_init() when creating hardware group: ath12k_pci 0000:10:00.0: failed to initialize qmi handle ath12k_pci 0000:10:00.0: failed to initialize qmi :-517 ath12k_pci 0000:10:00.0: failed to create soc core: -517 ath12k_pci 0000:10:00.0: unable to create hw group BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffffffffb7 RIP: 0010:qmi_handle_release Call Trace: ath12k_qmi_deinit_service ath12k_core_hw_group_destroy ath12k_core_init ath12k_pci_probe The detailed reason is, when qmi_handle_init() fails for a device ab->qmi.handle is not correctly initialized. Then ath12k_core_hw_group_create() returns failure, since error handing is done for all device, eventually qmi_handle_release() is called for the issue device and finally kernel crashes due to the uninitialized ab->qmi.handle. Fix this by moving error handling to ath12k_core_hw_group_create(), this way the issue device can be skipped. Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.1.c5-00284.1-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3 Fixes: 6f245ea0ec6c ("wifi: ath12k: introduce device group abstraction") Link: https://lore.kernel.org/ath12k/fabc97122016d1a66a53ddedd965d134@posteo.net Reported-by: a-development Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220518 Tested-by: a-development Signed-off-by: Baochen Qiang --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c index 5d494c5cdc0da3189640751b8d191fa939ac3ff5..a2137b363c2fea4deef724b682c1e41788777c06 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c @@ -2106,14 +2106,27 @@ static int ath12k_core_hw_group_create(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag) ret = ath12k_core_soc_create(ab); if (ret) { mutex_unlock(&ab->core_lock); - ath12k_err(ab, "failed to create soc core: %d\n", ret); - return ret; + ath12k_err(ab, "failed to create soc %d core: %d\n", i, ret); + goto destroy; } mutex_unlock(&ab->core_lock); } return 0; + +destroy: + for (i--; i >= 0; i--) { + ab = ag->ab[i]; + if (!ab) + continue; + + mutex_lock(&ab->core_lock); + ath12k_core_soc_destroy(ab); + mutex_unlock(&ab->core_lock); + } + + return ret; } void ath12k_core_hw_group_set_mlo_capable(struct ath12k_hw_group *ag) @@ -2188,7 +2201,7 @@ int ath12k_core_init(struct ath12k_base *ab) if (ret) { mutex_unlock(&ag->mutex); ath12k_warn(ab, "unable to create hw group\n"); - goto err_destroy_hw_group; + goto err_unassign_hw_group; } } @@ -2196,8 +2209,7 @@ int ath12k_core_init(struct ath12k_base *ab) return 0; -err_destroy_hw_group: - ath12k_core_hw_group_destroy(ab->ag); +err_unassign_hw_group: ath12k_core_hw_group_unassign(ab); err_unregister_notifier: ath12k_core_panic_notifier_unregister(ab); --- base-commit: 43d31f3f26f766f357e95513ba75c5126ce17d4b change-id: 20250902-fix-hw-group-create-err-handling-58ff01c84d78 Best regards, -- Baochen Qiang