linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.11 033/182] rtlwifi: rtl8188ee: Fix too long disable of IRQs

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Message-Id: <1398329507-5911-34-git-send-email-luis.henriques@canonical.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:49:18 +0100
From:	Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.11 033/182] rtlwifi: rtl8188ee: Fix too long disable of IRQs

3.11.10.9 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>

commit 6b6392715856d563719991e9ce95e773491a8983 upstream.

In commit f78bccd79ba3cd9d9664981b501d57bdb81ab8a4 entitled "rtlwifi:
rtl8192ce: Fix too long disable of IRQs", Olivier Langlois
<olivier@...llion01.com> fixed a problem caused by an extra long disabling
of interrupts. This patch makes the same fix for rtl8188ee.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c
index e06971b..f923d8c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8188ee/hw.c
@@ -1025,9 +1025,20 @@ int rtl88ee_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	bool rtstatus = true;
 	int err = 0;
 	u8 tmp_u1b, u1byte;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_LOUD, "Rtl8188EE hw init\n");
 	rtlpriv->rtlhal.being_init_adapter = true;
+	/* As this function can take a very long time (up to 350 ms)
+	 * and can be called with irqs disabled, reenable the irqs
+	 * to let the other devices continue being serviced.
+	 *
+	 * It is safe doing so since our own interrupts will only be enabled
+	 * in a subsequent step.
+	 */
+	local_save_flags(flags);
+	local_irq_enable();
+
 	rtlpriv->intf_ops->disable_aspm(hw);
 
 	tmp_u1b = rtl_read_byte(rtlpriv, REG_SYS_CLKR+1);
@@ -1043,7 +1054,7 @@ int rtl88ee_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (rtstatus != true) {
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG, "Init MAC failed\n");
 		err = 1;
-		return err;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	err = rtl88e_download_fw(hw, false);
@@ -1051,8 +1062,7 @@ int rtl88ee_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_WARNING,
 			 "Failed to download FW. Init HW without FW now..\n");
 		err = 1;
-		rtlhal->fw_ready = false;
-		return err;
+		goto exit;
 	} else {
 		rtlhal->fw_ready = true;
 	}
@@ -1135,10 +1145,12 @@ int rtl88ee_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	}
 	rtl_write_byte(rtlpriv, REG_NAV_CTRL+2,  ((30000+127)/128));
 	rtl88e_dm_init(hw);
+exit:
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	rtlpriv->rtlhal.being_init_adapter = false;
 	RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_LOUD, "end of Rtl8188EE hw init %x\n",
 		 err);
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static enum version_8188e _rtl88ee_read_chip_version(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
-- 
1.9.1

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