rtlwifi: Convert to asynchronous firmware load

This patch addresses a kernel bugzilla report and two recent mail threads.

The kernel bugzilla report is https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42632,
which reports a udev timeout on boot.

The first mail thread, which was on LKML (http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/
linux/kernel/1112.3/00965.html) was for a WARNING that occurs after a
suspend/resume cycle for rtl8192cu.

The scond mail thread (http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=132655490826766&w=2)
concerned changes in udev that break drivers that delay while firmware is loaded
on modprobe.

This patch converts all rtlwifi-based drivers to use the asynchronous firmware
loading mechanism. Drivers rtl8192ce, rtl8192cu and rtl8192de share a common
callback routine. Driver rtl8192se needs different handling of the firmware,
thus it has its own code.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: Stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
index e4d1dcfe8299..5cb2199435d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
@@ -1565,6 +1565,9 @@ static void rtl_pci_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	rtlpci->driver_is_goingto_unload = true;
 	rtlpriv->cfg->ops->hw_disable(hw);
+	/* some things are not needed if firmware not available */
+	if (!rtlpriv->max_fw_size)
+		return;
 	rtlpriv->cfg->ops->led_control(hw, LED_CTL_POWER_OFF);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtlpriv->locks.rf_ps_lock, flags);
@@ -1779,6 +1782,7 @@ int __devinit rtl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	rtlpriv = hw->priv;
 	pcipriv = (void *)rtlpriv->priv;
 	pcipriv->dev.pdev = pdev;
+	init_completion(&rtlpriv->firmware_loading_complete);
 
 	/* init cfg & intf_ops */
 	rtlpriv->rtlhal.interface = INTF_PCI;
@@ -1799,7 +1803,7 @@ int __devinit rtl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	err = pci_request_regions(pdev, KBUILD_MODNAME);
 	if (err) {
 		RT_ASSERT(false, "Can't obtain PCI resources\n");
-		return err;
+		goto fail2;
 	}
 
 	pmem_start = pci_resource_start(pdev, rtlpriv->cfg->bar_id);
@@ -1862,15 +1866,6 @@ int __devinit rtl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto fail3;
 	}
 
-	err = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
-	if (err) {
-		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
-			 "Can't register mac80211 hw\n");
-		goto fail3;
-	} else {
-		rtlpriv->mac80211.mac80211_registered = 1;
-	}
-
 	err = sysfs_create_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &rtl_attribute_group);
 	if (err) {
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
@@ -1878,9 +1873,6 @@ int __devinit rtl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto fail3;
 	}
 
-	/*init rfkill */
-	rtl_init_rfkill(hw);
-
 	rtlpci = rtl_pcidev(pcipriv);
 	err = request_irq(rtlpci->pdev->irq, &_rtl_pci_interrupt,
 			  IRQF_SHARED, KBUILD_MODNAME, hw);
@@ -1889,24 +1881,22 @@ int __devinit rtl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			 "%s: failed to register IRQ handler\n",
 			 wiphy_name(hw->wiphy));
 		goto fail3;
-	} else {
-		rtlpci->irq_alloc = 1;
 	}
+	rtlpci->irq_alloc = 1;
 
-	set_bit(RTL_STATUS_INTERFACE_START, &rtlpriv->status);
 	return 0;
 
 fail3:
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	rtl_deinit_core(hw);
 	_rtl_pci_io_handler_release(hw);
-	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
 
 	if (rtlpriv->io.pci_mem_start != 0)
 		pci_iounmap(pdev, (void __iomem *)rtlpriv->io.pci_mem_start);
 
 fail2:
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
+	complete(&rtlpriv->firmware_loading_complete);
 
 fail1:
 
@@ -1925,6 +1915,8 @@ void rtl_pci_disconnect(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct rtl_pci *rtlpci = rtl_pcidev(pcipriv);
 	struct rtl_mac *rtlmac = rtl_mac(rtlpriv);
 
+	/* just in case driver is removed before firmware callback */
+	wait_for_completion(&rtlpriv->firmware_loading_complete);
 	clear_bit(RTL_STATUS_INTERFACE_START, &rtlpriv->status);
 
 	sysfs_remove_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &rtl_attribute_group);