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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/e100.c20
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/e100.c b/drivers/net/e100.c
index ff83efd47b0..f428c5f72f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e100.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ struct nic {
u16 eeprom_wc;
__le16 eeprom[256];
spinlock_t mdio_lock;
+ const struct firmware *fw;
};
static inline void e100_write_flush(struct nic *nic)
@@ -1222,9 +1223,9 @@ static void e100_configure(struct nic *nic, struct cb *cb, struct sk_buff *skb)
static const struct firmware *e100_request_firmware(struct nic *nic)
{
const char *fw_name;
- const struct firmware *fw;
+ const struct firmware *fw = nic->fw;
u8 timer, bundle, min_size;
- int err;
+ int err = 0;
/* do not load u-code for ICH devices */
if (nic->flags & ich)
@@ -1240,12 +1241,20 @@ static const struct firmware *e100_request_firmware(struct nic *nic)
else /* No ucode on other devices */
return NULL;
- err = request_firmware(&fw, fw_name, &nic->pdev->dev);
+ /* If the firmware has not previously been loaded, request a pointer
+ * to it. If it was previously loaded, we are reinitializing the
+ * adapter, possibly in a resume from hibernate, in which case
+ * request_firmware() cannot be used.
+ */
+ if (!fw)
+ err = request_firmware(&fw, fw_name, &nic->pdev->dev);
+
if (err) {
DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR, "Failed to load firmware \"%s\": %d\n",
fw_name, err);
return ERR_PTR(err);
}
+
/* Firmware should be precisely UCODE_SIZE (words) plus three bytes
indicating the offsets for BUNDLESMALL, BUNDLEMAX, INTDELAY */
if (fw->size != UCODE_SIZE * 4 + 3) {
@@ -1268,7 +1277,10 @@ static const struct firmware *e100_request_firmware(struct nic *nic)
release_firmware(fw);
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
}
- /* OK, firmware is validated and ready to use... */
+
+ /* OK, firmware is validated and ready to use. Save a pointer
+ * to it in the nic */
+ nic->fw = fw;
return fw;
}