netdev - [PATCH 2/2] rt2800usb:fix hang during firmware load

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Date:	Sun, 01 Jun 2014 19:52:52 +0200
From:	Michael Braun <michael-dev@...i-braun.de>
To:	Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@...il.com>,
	Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@...glemail.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, users@...x00.serialmonkey.com,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] rt2800usb:fix hang during firmware load

The device 057c:8501 (AVM Fritz! WLAN v2 rev. B) boots into a state that does not actually require loading a firmware file.
The vendors driver finds out about this by checking a firmware state
register, so this patch adopts this here.

Finally, with this patch applied, my wifi dongle actually becomes
usefull (scan + connect to wpa network works).

Signed-off-by: Michael Braun <michael-dev@...i-braun.de>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c |   14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
index b601422..71bf101 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static int rt2800usb_write_firmware(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	int status;
 	u32 offset;
 	u32 length;
+	__le32 fwMode;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check which section of the firmware we need.
@@ -257,8 +258,17 @@ static int rt2800usb_write_firmware(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	/*
 	 * Write firmware to device.
 	 */
-	rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, FIRMWARE_IMAGE_BASE,
-				      data + offset, length);
+	rt2x00usb_vendor_request(rt2x00dev, USB_DEVICE_MODE,
+				 USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_IN, 0, 0x11, &fwMode,
+				 sizeof(fwMode), REGISTER_TIMEOUT_FIRMWARE);
+
+	if ((fwMode & 0x00000003) == 2) {
+		rt2x00_info(rt2x00dev,
+		      "Firmware loading not required - NIC in AutoRun mode\n");
+	} else {
+		rt2x00usb_register_multiwrite(rt2x00dev, FIRMWARE_IMAGE_BASE,
+					      data + offset, length);
+	}
 
 	rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, H2M_MAILBOX_CID, ~0);
 	rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, H2M_MAILBOX_STATUS, ~0);

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