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, 17 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
index bf625f9e632e..4898c502974d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ static int rtl92d_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	u8 tid;
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 	struct rtl_pci *rtlpci = rtl_pcidev(rtl_pcipriv(hw));
-	const struct firmware *firmware;
 	static int header_print;
 
 	rtlpriv->dm.dm_initialgain_enable = true;
@@ -167,6 +166,15 @@ static int rtl92d_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	else if (rtlpriv->psc.reg_fwctrl_lps == 3)
 		rtlpriv->psc.fwctrl_psmode = FW_PS_DTIM_MODE;
 
+	/* for early mode */
+	rtlpriv->rtlhal.earlymode_enable = true;
+	for (tid = 0; tid < 8; tid++)
+		skb_queue_head_init(&rtlpriv->mac80211.skb_waitq[tid]);
+
+	/* Only load firmware for first MAC */
+	if (header_print)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* for firmware buf */
 	rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware = vzalloc(0x8000);
 	if (!rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware) {
@@ -175,33 +183,21 @@ static int rtl92d_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!header_print) {
-		pr_info("Driver for Realtek RTL8192DE WLAN interface\n");
-		pr_info("Loading firmware file %s\n", rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name);
-		header_print++;
-	}
+	rtlpriv->max_fw_size = 0x8000;
+	pr_info("Driver for Realtek RTL8192DE WLAN interface\n");
+	pr_info("Loading firmware file %s\n", rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name);
+	header_print++;
+
 	/* request fw */
-	err = request_firmware(&firmware, rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name,
-			       rtlpriv->io.dev);
+	err = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name,
+				      rtlpriv->io.dev, GFP_KERNEL, hw,
+				      rtl_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
 			 "Failed to request firmware!\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (firmware->size > 0x8000) {
-		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
-			 "Firmware is too big!\n");
-		release_firmware(firmware);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	memcpy(rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware, firmware->data, firmware->size);
-	rtlpriv->rtlhal.fwsize = firmware->size;
-	release_firmware(firmware);
 
-	/* for early mode */
-	rtlpriv->rtlhal.earlymode_enable = true;
-	for (tid = 0; tid < 8; tid++)
-		skb_queue_head_init(&rtlpriv->mac80211.skb_waitq[tid]);
 	return 0;
 }