[PATCH 3.13 037/151] rtlwifi: rtl8723ae: Fix too long disable of IRQs

[Kamal Mostafa]

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

------------------

From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit bfc1010c418a22cbebd8b1bd1e75dad6a527a609 upstream.

In commit f78bccd79ba3cd9d9664981b501d57bdb81ab8a4 entitled "rtlwifi:
rtl8192ce: Fix too long disable of IRQs", Olivier Langlois
<olivier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> fixed a problem caused by an extra long disabling
of interrupts. This patch makes the same fix for rtl8723ae.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/hw.c | 18 +++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/hw.c
index c333dfd..99f6bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8723ae/hw.c
@@ -880,14 +880,25 @@ int rtl8723ae_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	bool rtstatus = true;
 	int err;
 	u8 tmp_u1b;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	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);
 	rtstatus = _rtl8712e_init_mac(hw);
 	if (rtstatus != true) {
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG, "Init MAC failed\n");
 		err = 1;
-		return err;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	err = rtl8723ae_download_fw(hw);
@@ -895,8 +906,7 @@ int rtl8723ae_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;
 	}
@@ -971,6 +981,8 @@ int rtl8723ae_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_INIT, DBG_TRACE, "under 1.5V\n");
 	}
 	rtl8723ae_dm_init(hw);
+exit:
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	rtlpriv->rtlhal.being_init_adapter = false;
 	return err;
 }
-- 
1.9.1

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/