brcmsmac: request firmware in .start() callback

The firmware is requested from user-space. To assure the request
is handled it is recommended to do the request upon IFF_UP. For
a mac80211 driver the .start() callback can be considered the
equivalent.
Reviewed-by: NPieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: NPiotr Haber <phaber@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: NHante Meuleman <meuleman@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: NArend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: NJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c

@@ -274,6 +274,130 @@ static void brcms_set_basic_rate(struct brcm_rateset *rs, u16 rate, bool is_br)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * This function frees the WL per-device resources.
+ *
+ * This function frees resources owned by the WL device pointed to
+ * by the wl parameter.
+ *
+ * precondition: can both be called locked and unlocked
+ *
+ */
+static void brcms_free(struct brcms_info *wl)
+{
+	struct brcms_timer *t, *next;
+
+	/* free ucode data */
+	if (wl->fw.fw_cnt)
+		brcms_ucode_data_free(&wl->ucode);
+	if (wl->irq)
+		free_irq(wl->irq, wl);
+
+	/* kill dpc */
+	tasklet_kill(&wl->tasklet);
+
+	if (wl->pub) {
+		brcms_debugfs_detach(wl->pub);
+		brcms_c_module_unregister(wl->pub, "linux", wl);
+	}
+
+	/* free common resources */
+	if (wl->wlc) {
+		brcms_c_detach(wl->wlc);
+		wl->wlc = NULL;
+		wl->pub = NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* virtual interface deletion is deferred so we cannot spinwait */
+
+	/* wait for all pending callbacks to complete */
+	while (atomic_read(&wl->callbacks) > 0)
+		schedule();
+
+	/* free timers */
+	for (t = wl->timers; t; t = next) {
+		next = t->next;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+		kfree(t->name);
+#endif
+		kfree(t);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+* called from both kernel as from this kernel module (error flow on attach)
+* precondition: perimeter lock is not acquired.
+*/
+static void brcms_remove(struct bcma_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = bcma_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct brcms_info *wl = hw->priv;
+
+	if (wl->wlc) {
+		wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy, false);
+		wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy);
+		ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
+	}
+
+	brcms_free(wl);
+
+	bcma_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
+	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Precondition: Since this function is called in brcms_pci_probe() context,
+ * no locking is required.
+ */
+static void brcms_release_fw(struct brcms_info *wl)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_FW_IMAGES; i++) {
+		release_firmware(wl->fw.fw_bin[i]);
+		release_firmware(wl->fw.fw_hdr[i]);
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * Precondition: Since this function is called in brcms_pci_probe() context,
+ * no locking is required.
+ */
+static int brcms_request_fw(struct brcms_info *wl, struct bcma_device *pdev)
+{
+	int status;
+	struct device *device = &pdev->dev;
+	char fw_name[100];
+	int i;
+
+	memset(&wl->fw, 0, sizeof(struct brcms_firmware));
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_FW_IMAGES; i++) {
+		if (brcms_firmwares[i] == NULL)
+			break;
+		sprintf(fw_name, "%s-%d.fw", brcms_firmwares[i],
+			UCODE_LOADER_API_VER);
+		status = request_firmware(&wl->fw.fw_bin[i], fw_name, device);
+		if (status) {
+			wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: fail to load firmware %s\n",
+				  KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_name);
+			return status;
+		}
+		sprintf(fw_name, "%s_hdr-%d.fw", brcms_firmwares[i],
+			UCODE_LOADER_API_VER);
+		status = request_firmware(&wl->fw.fw_hdr[i], fw_name, device);
+		if (status) {
+			wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: fail to load firmware %s\n",
+				  KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_name);
+			return status;
+		}
+		wl->fw.hdr_num_entries[i] =
+		    wl->fw.fw_hdr[i]->size / (sizeof(struct firmware_hdr));
+	}
+	wl->fw.fw_cnt = i;
+	status = brcms_ucode_data_init(wl, &wl->ucode);
+	brcms_release_fw(wl);
+	return status;
+}
+
 static void brcms_ops_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			 struct ieee80211_tx_control *control,
 			 struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -306,6 +430,14 @@ static int brcms_ops_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (!blocked)
 		wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy);
 
+	if (!wl->ucode.bcm43xx_bomminor) {
+		err = brcms_request_fw(wl, wl->wlc->hw->d11core);
+		if (err) {
+			brcms_remove(wl->wlc->hw->d11core);
+			return -ENOENT;
+		}
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&wl->lock);
 	/* avoid acknowledging frames before a non-monitor device is added */
 	wl->mute_tx = true;
@@ -793,128 +925,6 @@ void brcms_dpc(unsigned long data)
 	wake_up(&wl->tx_flush_wq);
 }
 
-/*
- * Precondition: Since this function is called in brcms_pci_probe() context,
- * no locking is required.
- */
-static int brcms_request_fw(struct brcms_info *wl, struct bcma_device *pdev)
-{
-	int status;
-	struct device *device = &pdev->dev;
-	char fw_name[100];
-	int i;
-
-	memset(&wl->fw, 0, sizeof(struct brcms_firmware));
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_FW_IMAGES; i++) {
-		if (brcms_firmwares[i] == NULL)
-			break;
-		sprintf(fw_name, "%s-%d.fw", brcms_firmwares[i],
-			UCODE_LOADER_API_VER);
-		status = request_firmware(&wl->fw.fw_bin[i], fw_name, device);
-		if (status) {
-			wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: fail to load firmware %s\n",
-				  KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_name);
-			return status;
-		}
-		sprintf(fw_name, "%s_hdr-%d.fw", brcms_firmwares[i],
-			UCODE_LOADER_API_VER);
-		status = request_firmware(&wl->fw.fw_hdr[i], fw_name, device);
-		if (status) {
-			wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: fail to load firmware %s\n",
-				  KBUILD_MODNAME, fw_name);
-			return status;
-		}
-		wl->fw.hdr_num_entries[i] =
-		    wl->fw.fw_hdr[i]->size / (sizeof(struct firmware_hdr));
-	}
-	wl->fw.fw_cnt = i;
-	return brcms_ucode_data_init(wl, &wl->ucode);
-}
-
-/*
- * Precondition: Since this function is called in brcms_pci_probe() context,
- * no locking is required.
- */
-static void brcms_release_fw(struct brcms_info *wl)
-{
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_FW_IMAGES; i++) {
-		release_firmware(wl->fw.fw_bin[i]);
-		release_firmware(wl->fw.fw_hdr[i]);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * This function frees the WL per-device resources.
- *
- * This function frees resources owned by the WL device pointed to
- * by the wl parameter.
- *
- * precondition: can both be called locked and unlocked
- *
- */
-static void brcms_free(struct brcms_info *wl)
-{
-	struct brcms_timer *t, *next;
-
-	/* free ucode data */
-	if (wl->fw.fw_cnt)
-		brcms_ucode_data_free(&wl->ucode);
-	if (wl->irq)
-		free_irq(wl->irq, wl);
-
-	/* kill dpc */
-	tasklet_kill(&wl->tasklet);
-
-	if (wl->pub) {
-		brcms_debugfs_detach(wl->pub);
-		brcms_c_module_unregister(wl->pub, "linux", wl);
-	}
-
-	/* free common resources */
-	if (wl->wlc) {
-		brcms_c_detach(wl->wlc);
-		wl->wlc = NULL;
-		wl->pub = NULL;
-	}
-
-	/* virtual interface deletion is deferred so we cannot spinwait */
-
-	/* wait for all pending callbacks to complete */
-	while (atomic_read(&wl->callbacks) > 0)
-		schedule();
-
-	/* free timers */
-	for (t = wl->timers; t; t = next) {
-		next = t->next;
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		kfree(t->name);
-#endif
-		kfree(t);
-	}
-}
-
-/*
-* called from both kernel as from this kernel module (error flow on attach)
-* precondition: perimeter lock is not acquired.
-*/
-static void brcms_remove(struct bcma_device *pdev)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = bcma_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct brcms_info *wl = hw->priv;
-
-	if (wl->wlc) {
-		wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy, false);
-		wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(wl->pub->ieee_hw->wiphy);
-		ieee80211_unregister_hw(hw);
-	}
-
-	brcms_free(wl);
-
-	bcma_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
-	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t brcms_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct brcms_info *wl;
@@ -1047,18 +1057,8 @@ static struct brcms_info *brcms_attach(struct bcma_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&wl->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&wl->isr_lock);
 
-	/* prepare ucode */
-	if (brcms_request_fw(wl, pdev) < 0) {
-		wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: Failed to find firmware usually in "
-			  "%s\n", KBUILD_MODNAME, "/lib/firmware/brcm");
-		brcms_release_fw(wl);
-		brcms_remove(pdev);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	/* common load-time initialization */
 	wl->wlc = brcms_c_attach((void *)wl, pdev, unit, false, &err);
-	brcms_release_fw(wl);
 	if (!wl->wlc) {
 		wiphy_err(wl->wiphy, "%s: attach() failed with code %d\n",
 			  KBUILD_MODNAME, err);