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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c28
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.h5
2 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
index 7bd1559e871..5a39166e2a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
@@ -487,12 +487,17 @@ orinoco_dl_firmware(struct orinoco_private *priv,
if (err)
goto free;
- err = request_firmware(&fw_entry, firmware, priv->dev);
- if (err) {
- printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannot find firmware %s\n",
- dev->name, firmware);
- err = -ENOENT;
- goto free;
+ if (priv->cached_fw)
+ fw_entry = priv->cached_fw;
+ else {
+ err = request_firmware(&fw_entry, firmware, priv->dev);
+ if (err) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannot find firmware %s\n",
+ dev->name, firmware);
+ err = -ENOENT;
+ goto free;
+ }
+ priv->cached_fw = fw_entry;
}
hdr = (const struct orinoco_fw_header *) fw_entry->data;
@@ -535,7 +540,11 @@ orinoco_dl_firmware(struct orinoco_private *priv,
dev->name, hermes_present(hw));
abort:
- release_firmware(fw_entry);
+ /* In case of error, assume firmware was bogus and release it */
+ if (err) {
+ priv->cached_fw = NULL;
+ release_firmware(fw_entry);
+ }
free:
kfree(pda);
@@ -3532,6 +3541,8 @@ struct net_device
netif_carrier_off(dev);
priv->last_linkstatus = 0xffff;
+ priv->cached_fw = NULL;
+
return dev;
}
@@ -3543,6 +3554,9 @@ void free_orinocodev(struct net_device *dev)
* when we call tasklet_kill it will run one final time,
* emptying the list */
tasklet_kill(&priv->rx_tasklet);
+ if (priv->cached_fw)
+ release_firmware(priv->cached_fw);
+ priv->cached_fw = NULL;
priv->wpa_ie_len = 0;
kfree(priv->wpa_ie);
orinoco_mic_free(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.h b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.h
index 981570bd3b9..8c295383492 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct orinoco_rx_data {
struct list_head list;
};
+struct firmware;
+
struct orinoco_private {
void *card; /* Pointer to card dependent structure */
struct device *dev;
@@ -164,6 +166,9 @@ struct orinoco_private {
unsigned int wpa_enabled:1;
unsigned int tkip_cm_active:1;
unsigned int key_mgmt:3;
+
+ /* Cached in memory firmware to use in ->resume */
+ const struct firmware *cached_fw;
};
#ifdef ORINOCO_DEBUG