Eason LaiandFelix Fietkau da8507851e wifi: mt76: mt792x: Fix memory leak in SDIO TX path
When tx_prepare_skb() returns an error in the SDIO TX path, the
skb is not freed, leading to a memory leak. This can occur when
zero-length frames (such as WNM NULL frames) are dropped to prevent
potential hardware TX hangs.

Fix this by properly releasing the skb with ieee80211_tx_status_ext()
when tx_prepare_skb() fails.

Fixes: b747fa343817 ("mt76: mt7915: drop zero-length packet to avoid Tx hang")
Signed-off-by: Eason Lai <[email protected]>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <[email protected]>
2026-07-21 18:38:04 +02:00
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2026-05-04 08:37:03 +00:00
2026-07-21 12:09:57 +02:00
2026-07-21 12:09:57 +02:00
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mac80211 driver for MediaTek MT76x0e, MT76x2e, MT7603, MT7615, MT7628 and MT7688
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