brcmsmac: request firmware in .start() callback
authorArend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:10:10 +0000 (12:10 +0200)
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:35:04 +0000 (14:35 -0400)
The firmware is requested from user-space. To assure the request
is handled it is recommended to do the request upon IFF_UP. For
a mac80211 driver the .start() callback can be considered the
equivalent.

Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Piotr Haber <phaber@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Hante Meuleman <meuleman@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c

index c6451c61407a8c4510c97056bde23ef1ee88c060..e2340b231aa163cfba03f8b8f90c0822003a385d 100644 (file)
@@ -274,6 +274,130 @@ static void brcms_set_basic_rate(struct brcm_rateset *rs, u16 rate, bool is_br)
        }
 }
 
+/**
+ * This function frees the WL per-device resources.
+ *
+ * This function frees resources owned by the WL device pointed to
+ * by the wl parameter.
+ *
+ * precondition: can both be called locked and unlocked
+ *
+ */
+static void brcms_free(struct brcms_info *wl)
+{
+       struct brcms_timer *t, *next;
+
+       /* free ucode data */
+       if (wl->fw.fw_cnt)
+               brcms_ucode_data_free(&wl->ucode);
+       if (wl->irq)
+               free_irq(wl->irq, wl);
+
+       /* kill dpc */
+       tasklet_kill(&wl->tasklet);
+
+       if (wl->pub) {
+               brcms_debugfs_detach(wl->pub);
+               brcms_c_module_unregister(wl->pub, "linux", wl);
+       }
+
+       /* free common resources */
+       if (wl->wlc) {
+               brcms_c_detach(wl->wlc);
+               wl->wlc = NULL;
+               wl->pub = NULL;
+       }
+
+       /* virtual interface deletion is deferred so we cannot spinwait */
+
+       /* wait for all pending callbacks to complete */
+       while (atomic_read(&wl->callbacks) > 0)
+               schedule();
+
+       /* free timers */
+       for (t = wl->timers; t; t = next) {
+               next = t->next;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+               kfree(t->name);
+#endif
+               kfree(t);
+       }
+}
+
+/*
+* called from both kernel as from this kernel module (error flow on attach)
+* precondition: perimeter lock is not acquired.
+*/
+static void brcms_remove(struct bcma_device *pdev)
+{
+       struct ieee80211_hw *hw = bcma_get_drvdata(pdev);
+       struct brcms_info *wl = hw->priv;
+
+       if (wl->wlc) {
+               wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy, false);
+               wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy);
+               ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
+       }
+
+       brcms_free(wl);
+
+       bcma_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+       ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Precondition: Since this function is called in brcms_pci_probe() context,
+ * no locking is required.
+ */
+static void brcms_release_fw(struct brcms_info *wl)
+{
+       int i;
+       for (i = 0; i < MAX_FW_IMAGES; i++) {
+               release_firmware(wl->fw.fw_bin[i]);
+               release_firmware(wl->fw.fw_hdr[i]);
+       }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Precondition: Since this function is called in brcms_pci_probe() context,
+ * no locking is required.
+ */
+static int brcms_request_fw(struct brcms_info *wl, struct bcma_device *pdev)
+{
+       int status;
+       struct device *device = &pdev->dev;
+       char fw_name[100];
+       int i;
+
+       memset(&wl->fw, 0, sizeof(struct brcms_firmware));
+       for (i = 0; i < MAX_FW_IMAGES; i++) {
+               if (brcms_firmwares[i] == NULL)
+                       break;
+               sprintf(fw_name, "%s-%d.fw", brcms_firmwares[i],
+                       UCODE_LOADER_API_VER);
+               status = request_firmware(&wl->fw.fw_bin[i], fw_name, device);
+               if (status) {
+                       wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: fail to load firmware %s\n",
+                                 KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_name);
+                       return status;
+               }
+               sprintf(fw_name, "%s_hdr-%d.fw", brcms_firmwares[i],
+                       UCODE_LOADER_API_VER);
+               status = request_firmware(&wl->fw.fw_hdr[i], fw_name, device);
+               if (status) {
+                       wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: fail to load firmware %s\n",
+                                 KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_name);
+                       return status;
+               }
+               wl->fw.hdr_num_entries[i] =
+                   wl->fw.fw_hdr[i]->size / (sizeof(struct firmware_hdr));
+       }
+       wl->fw.fw_cnt = i;
+       status = brcms_ucode_data_init(wl, &wl->ucode);
+       brcms_release_fw(wl);
+       return status;
+}
+
 static void brcms_ops_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                         struct ieee80211_tx_control *control,
                         struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -306,6 +430,14 @@ static int brcms_ops_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
        if (!blocked)
                wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy);
 
+       if (!wl->ucode.bcm43xx_bomminor) {
+               err = brcms_request_fw(wl, wl->wlc->hw->d11core);
+               if (err) {
+                       brcms_remove(wl->wlc->hw->d11core);
+                       return -ENOENT;
+               }
+       }
+
        spin_lock_bh(&wl->lock);
        /* avoid acknowledging frames before a non-monitor device is added */
        wl->mute_tx = true;
@@ -793,128 +925,6 @@ void brcms_dpc(unsigned long data)
        wake_up(&wl->tx_flush_wq);
 }
 
-/*
- * Precondition: Since this function is called in brcms_pci_probe() context,
- * no locking is required.
- */
-static int brcms_request_fw(struct brcms_info *wl, struct bcma_device *pdev)
-{
-       int status;
-       struct device *device = &pdev->dev;
-       char fw_name[100];
-       int i;
-
-       memset(&wl->fw, 0, sizeof(struct brcms_firmware));
-       for (i = 0; i < MAX_FW_IMAGES; i++) {
-               if (brcms_firmwares[i] == NULL)
-                       break;
-               sprintf(fw_name, "%s-%d.fw", brcms_firmwares[i],
-                       UCODE_LOADER_API_VER);
-               status = request_firmware(&wl->fw.fw_bin[i], fw_name, device);
-               if (status) {
-                       wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: fail to load firmware %s\n",
-                                 KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_name);
-                       return status;
-               }
-               sprintf(fw_name, "%s_hdr-%d.fw", brcms_firmwares[i],
-                       UCODE_LOADER_API_VER);
-               status = request_firmware(&wl->fw.fw_hdr[i], fw_name, device);
-               if (status) {
-                       wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: fail to load firmware %s\n",
-                                 KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_name);
-                       return status;
-               }
-               wl->fw.hdr_num_entries[i] =
-                   wl->fw.fw_hdr[i]->size / (sizeof(struct firmware_hdr));
-       }
-       wl->fw.fw_cnt = i;
-       return brcms_ucode_data_init(wl, &wl->ucode);
-}
-
-/*
- * Precondition: Since this function is called in brcms_pci_probe() context,
- * no locking is required.
- */
-static void brcms_release_fw(struct brcms_info *wl)
-{
-       int i;
-       for (i = 0; i < MAX_FW_IMAGES; i++) {
-               release_firmware(wl->fw.fw_bin[i]);
-               release_firmware(wl->fw.fw_hdr[i]);
-       }
-}
-
-/**
- * This function frees the WL per-device resources.
- *
- * This function frees resources owned by the WL device pointed to
- * by the wl parameter.
- *
- * precondition: can both be called locked and unlocked
- *
- */
-static void brcms_free(struct brcms_info *wl)
-{
-       struct brcms_timer *t, *next;
-
-       /* free ucode data */
-       if (wl->fw.fw_cnt)
-               brcms_ucode_data_free(&wl->ucode);
-       if (wl->irq)
-               free_irq(wl->irq, wl);
-
-       /* kill dpc */
-       tasklet_kill(&wl->tasklet);
-
-       if (wl->pub) {
-               brcms_debugfs_detach(wl->pub);
-               brcms_c_module_unregister(wl->pub, "linux", wl);
-       }
-
-       /* free common resources */
-       if (wl->wlc) {
-               brcms_c_detach(wl->wlc);
-               wl->wlc = NULL;
-               wl->pub = NULL;
-       }
-
-       /* virtual interface deletion is deferred so we cannot spinwait */
-
-       /* wait for all pending callbacks to complete */
-       while (atomic_read(&wl->callbacks) > 0)
-               schedule();
-
-       /* free timers */
-       for (t = wl->timers; t; t = next) {
-               next = t->next;
-#ifdef DEBUG
-               kfree(t->name);
-#endif
-               kfree(t);
-       }
-}
-
-/*
-* called from both kernel as from this kernel module (error flow on attach)
-* precondition: perimeter lock is not acquired.
-*/
-static void brcms_remove(struct bcma_device *pdev)
-{
-       struct ieee80211_hw *hw = bcma_get_drvdata(pdev);
-       struct brcms_info *wl = hw->priv;
-
-       if (wl->wlc) {
-               wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy, false);
-               wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy);
-               ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
-       }
-
-       brcms_free(wl);
-
-       bcma_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-       ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t brcms_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
        struct brcms_info *wl;
@@ -1047,18 +1057,8 @@ static struct brcms_info *brcms_attach(struct bcma_device *pdev)
        spin_lock_init(&wl->lock);
        spin_lock_init(&wl->isr_lock);
 
-       /* prepare ucode */
-       if (brcms_request_fw(wl, pdev) < 0) {
-               wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: Failed to find firmware usually in "
-                         "%s\n", KBUILD_MODNAME, "/lib/firmware/brcm");
-               brcms_release_fw(wl);
-               brcms_remove(pdev);
-               return NULL;
-       }
-
        /* common load-time initialization */
        wl->wlc = brcms_c_attach((void *)wl, pdev, unit, false, &err);
-       brcms_release_fw(wl);
        if (!wl->wlc) {
                wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: attach() failed with code %d\n",
                          KBUILD_MODNAME, err);