[3.16.y-ckt,stable] Patch "rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Set fw_ready flag" has been added to staging queue

This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled

    rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Set fw_ready flag

to the linux-3.16.y-queue branch of the 3.16.y-ckt extended stable tree 
which can be found at:

 http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.16.y-queue

This patch is scheduled to be released in version 3.16.7-ckt4.

If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please 
reply to this email.

For more information about the 3.16.y-ckt tree, see
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable

Thanks.
-Luis

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From 4b4eb045536dffa37492179574dc3139907bd64e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:38:29 -0600
Subject: rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Set fw_ready flag

commit 9a1dce3a059111a7289680f4b8c0ec4f8736b6ee upstream.

The setting of this flag was missed in previous modifications.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

--
2.1.4

On 01/07/2015 04:31 AM, Luis Henriques wrote:
> This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled
>
>      rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Set fw_ready flag
>
> to the linux-3.16.y-queue branch of the 3.16.y-ckt extended stable tree
> which can be found at:
>
>   http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.16.y-queue
>
> This patch is scheduled to be released in version 3.16.7-ckt4.
>
> If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please
> reply to this email.
>
> For more information about the 3.16.y-ckt tree, see
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable
>
> Thanks.
> -Luis

Luis,

This patch was not intended for stable kernels older than 3.18. It will not 
cause any regressions; however, it solves no problems for 3.16.

Larry

>
> ------
>
>>From 4b4eb045536dffa37492179574dc3139907bd64e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:38:29 -0600
> Subject: rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Set fw_ready flag
>
> commit 9a1dce3a059111a7289680f4b8c0ec4f8736b6ee upstream.
>
> The setting of this flag was missed in previous modifications.
>
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
> Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c | 2 ++
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> index cdecb0fd4d8e..9a6442aa01cd 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> @@ -953,6 +953,7 @@ int rtl92ce_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
>   	local_save_flags(flags);
>   	local_irq_enable();
>
> +	rtlhal->fw_ready = false;
>   	rtlpriv->intf_ops->disable_aspm(hw);
>   	rtstatus = _rtl92ce_init_mac(hw);
>   	if (!rtstatus) {
> @@ -969,6 +970,7 @@ int rtl92ce_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
>   		goto exit;
>   	}
>
> +	rtlhal->fw_ready = true;
>   	rtlhal->last_hmeboxnum = 0;
>   	rtl92c_phy_mac_config(hw);
>   	/* because last function modify RCR, so we update
> --
> 2.1.4
>
>

On Wed, Jan 07, 2015 at 03:20:05PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 01/07/2015 04:31 AM, Luis Henriques wrote:
> >This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled
> >
> >     rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Set fw_ready flag
> >
> >to the linux-3.16.y-queue branch of the 3.16.y-ckt extended stable tree
> >which can be found at:
> >
> >  http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.16.y-queue
> >
> >This patch is scheduled to be released in version 3.16.7-ckt4.
> >
> >If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please
> >reply to this email.
> >
> >For more information about the 3.16.y-ckt tree, see
> >https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable
> >
> >Thanks.
> >-Luis
> 
> Luis,
> 
> This patch was not intended for stable kernels older than 3.18. It will not
> cause any regressions; however, it solves no problems for 3.16.
> 
> Larry
>

Thank you Larry, I'll drop it from the 3.16 kernel queue.

Cheers,
--
Luís

> >
> >------
> >
> >>From 4b4eb045536dffa37492179574dc3139907bd64e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> >From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> >Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:38:29 -0600
> >Subject: rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Set fw_ready flag
> >
> >commit 9a1dce3a059111a7289680f4b8c0ec4f8736b6ee upstream.
> >
> >The setting of this flag was missed in previous modifications.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> >Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
> >Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com>
> >---
> >  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c | 2 ++
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> >
> >diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> >index cdecb0fd4d8e..9a6442aa01cd 100644
> >--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> >+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
> >@@ -953,6 +953,7 @@ int rtl92ce_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
> >  	local_save_flags(flags);
> >  	local_irq_enable();
> >
> >+	rtlhal->fw_ready = false;
> >  	rtlpriv->intf_ops->disable_aspm(hw);
> >  	rtstatus = _rtl92ce_init_mac(hw);
> >  	if (!rtstatus) {
> >@@ -969,6 +970,7 @@ int rtl92ce_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
> >  		goto exit;
> >  	}
> >
> >+	rtlhal->fw_ready = true;
> >  	rtlhal->last_hmeboxnum = 0;
> >  	rtl92c_phy_mac_config(hw);
> >  	/* because last function modify RCR, so we update
> >--
> >2.1.4
> >
> >
>