In commit 8c213fa, the command to release the firmware was placed in the wrong routine. With NetworkManager, problems were rare, but when using wicd as the network control, there is a problem as shown in https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/27996#comment89833. Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c | 3 --- drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c index 4cf175f..7bbd53a 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c @@ -475,9 +475,6 @@ static int netdev_close(struct net_device *pnetdev) r8712_free_assoc_resources(padapter); /*s2-4.*/ r8712_free_network_queue(padapter); - release_firmware(padapter->fw); - /* never exit with a firmware callback pending */ - wait_for_completion(&padapter->rtl8712_fw_ready); return 0; } diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c index fe0e2ff..e01fe14 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ #include <linux/usb.h> #include <linux/module.h> +#include <linux/firmware.h> #include "osdep_service.h" #include "drv_types.h" @@ -620,6 +621,10 @@ static void r871xu_dev_remove(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf) struct _adapter *padapter = netdev_priv(pnetdev); struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(pusb_intf); + if (padapter->fw_found) + release_firmware(padapter->fw); + /* never exit with a firmware callback pending */ + wait_for_completion(&padapter->rtl8712_fw_ready); usb_set_intfdata(pusb_intf, NULL); if (padapter) { if (drvpriv.drv_registered == true) -- 1.7.7 _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
