2012-04-03 20:31:44

by Larry Finger

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Subject: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8192de: Fix firmware initialization

Before the switch to asynchronous firmware loading (mainline commit b0302ab),
it was necessary to load firmware when initializing the first of the units
in a dual-mac system. After the change, it is necessary to load firmware in
both units.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <[email protected]>
---

John,

This is 3.4 material.

Larry
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Index: wireless-testing-new/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
===================================================================
--- wireless-testing-new.orig/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
+++ wireless-testing-new/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192de/sw.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ static int rtl92d_init_sw_vars(struct ie
u8 tid;
struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
struct rtl_pci *rtlpci = rtl_pcidev(rtl_pcipriv(hw));
- static int header_print;

rtlpriv->dm.dm_initialgain_enable = true;
rtlpriv->dm.dm_flag = 0;
@@ -171,10 +170,6 @@ static int rtl92d_init_sw_vars(struct ie
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) {
@@ -186,7 +181,6 @@ static int rtl92d_init_sw_vars(struct ie
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_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, rtlpriv->cfg->fw_name,