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, 50 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c
index 0c47310b39b9..ca38dd9f3564 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "../wifi.h"
 #include "../core.h"
 #include "../pci.h"
+#include "../base.h"
+#include "../pci.h"
 #include "reg.h"
 #include "def.h"
 #include "phy.h"
@@ -86,12 +88,53 @@ static void rtl92s_init_aspm_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	rtlpci->const_support_pciaspm = 2;
 }
 
+static void rtl92se_fw_cb(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = context;
+	struct rtl_pci_priv *pcipriv = rtl_pcipriv(hw);
+	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
+	struct rtl_pci *rtlpci = rtl_pcidev(pcipriv);
+	struct rt_firmware *pfirmware = NULL;
+	int err;
+
+	RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_LOUD,
+			 "Firmware callback routine entered!\n");
+	complete(&rtlpriv->firmware_loading_complete);
+	if (!firmware) {
+		pr_err("Firmware %s not available\n", rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name);
+		rtlpriv->max_fw_size = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+	if (firmware->size > rtlpriv->max_fw_size) {
+		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
+			 "Firmware is too big!\n");
+		release_firmware(firmware);
+		return;
+	}
+	pfirmware = (struct rt_firmware *)rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware;
+	memcpy(pfirmware->sz_fw_tmpbuffer, firmware->data, firmware->size);
+	pfirmware->sz_fw_tmpbufferlen = firmware->size;
+	release_firmware(firmware);
+
+	err = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
+	if (err) {
+		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
+			 "Can't register mac80211 hw\n");
+		return;
+	} else {
+		rtlpriv->mac80211.mac80211_registered = 1;
+	}
+	rtlpci->irq_alloc = 1;
+	set_bit(RTL_STATUS_INTERFACE_START, &rtlpriv->status);
+
+	/*init rfkill */
+	rtl_init_rfkill(hw);
+}
+
 static int rtl92s_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 	struct rtl_pci *rtlpci = rtl_pcidev(rtl_pcipriv(hw));
-	const struct firmware *firmware;
-	struct rt_firmware *pfirmware = NULL;
 	int err = 0;
 	u16 earlyrxthreshold = 7;
 
@@ -189,27 +232,19 @@ static int rtl92s_init_sw_vars(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	rtlpriv->max_fw_size = sizeof(struct rt_firmware);
+
 	pr_info("Driver for Realtek RTL8192SE/RTL8191SE\n"
 		"Loading firmware %s\n", rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name);
 	/* 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,
+				      rtl92se_fw_cb);
 	if (err) {
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
 			 "Failed to request firmware!\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (firmware->size > sizeof(struct rt_firmware)) {
-		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
-			 "Firmware is too big!\n");
-		release_firmware(firmware);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	pfirmware = (struct rt_firmware *)rtlpriv->rtlhal.pfirmware;
-	memcpy(pfirmware->sz_fw_tmpbuffer, firmware->data, firmware->size);
-	pfirmware->sz_fw_tmpbufferlen = firmware->size;
-	release_firmware(firmware);
 
 	return err;
 }