[RFC 3/4] libertas: add asynchronous firmware loading capability

Dan Williams dcbw at redhat.com
Mon Apr 16 17:43:34 EDT 2012


On Tue, 2012-04-03 at 17:02 +0100, Daniel Drake wrote:
> As described at
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/86084
> libertas is taking a long time to load because it loads firmware
> during module loading.
> 
> Add a new API for interface drivers to load their firmware
> asynchronously. The same semantics of the firmware table are followed
> like before.
> 
> Interface drivers will be converted in follow-up patches, then we can
> remove the old, synchronous firmware loading function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <dsd at laptop.org>

Looks good to me.

Dan

> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h     |    8 ++
>  drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h      |   10 ++
>  drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c |  143 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c     |    3 +
>  4 files changed, 164 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h
> index 2fb2e31..84a3aa7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h
> @@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ struct lbs_fw_table {
>  };
>  
>  struct lbs_private;
> +typedef void (*lbs_fw_cb)(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
> +		const struct firmware *helper, const struct firmware *mainfw);
> +
> +struct lbs_private;
>  struct sk_buff;
>  struct net_device;
>  struct cmd_ds_command;
> @@ -70,5 +74,9 @@ int lbs_get_firmware(struct device *dev, u32 card_model,
>  			const struct lbs_fw_table *fw_table,
>  			const struct firmware **helper,
>  			const struct firmware **mainfw);
> +int lbs_get_firmware_async(struct lbs_private *priv, struct device *device,
> +			   u32 card_model, const struct lbs_fw_table *fw_table,
> +			   lbs_fw_cb callback);
> +void lbs_wait_for_firmware_load(struct lbs_private *priv);
>  
>  #endif
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h
> index f3fd447..6720054 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/dev.h
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
>  #define _LBS_DEV_H_
>  
>  #include "defs.h"
> +#include "decl.h"
>  #include "host.h"
>  
>  #include <linux/kfifo.h>
> @@ -180,6 +181,15 @@ struct lbs_private {
>  	wait_queue_head_t scan_q;
>  	/* Whether the scan was initiated internally and not by cfg80211 */
>  	bool internal_scan;
> +
> +	/* Firmware load */
> +	u32 fw_model;
> +	wait_queue_head_t fw_waitq;
> +	struct device *fw_device;
> +	const struct firmware *helper_fw;
> +	const struct lbs_fw_table *fw_table;
> +	const struct lbs_fw_table *fw_iter;
> +	lbs_fw_cb fw_callback;
>  };
>  
>  extern struct cmd_confirm_sleep confirm_sleep;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c
> index 7ec0063..8c21b83 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/firmware.c
> @@ -3,10 +3,151 @@
>   */
>  
>  #include <linux/firmware.h>
> +#include <linux/firmware.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  
> +#include "dev.h"
>  #include "decl.h"
>  
> +static void load_next_firmware_from_table(struct lbs_private *private);
> +
> +static void lbs_fw_loaded(struct lbs_private *priv, int ret,
> +	const struct firmware *helper, const struct firmware *mainfw)
> +{
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +
> +	lbs_deb_fw("firmware load complete, code %d\n", ret);
> +
> +	/* User must free helper/mainfw */
> +	priv->fw_callback(priv, ret, helper, mainfw);
> +
> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
> +	priv->fw_callback = NULL;
> +	wake_up(&priv->fw_waitq);
> +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
> +}
> +
> +static void do_load_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv, const char *name,
> +	void (*cb)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context))
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	lbs_deb_fw("Requesting %s\n", name);
> +	ret = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, true, name,
> +			priv->fw_device, GFP_KERNEL, priv, cb);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		lbs_deb_fw("request_firmware_nowait error %d\n", ret);
> +		lbs_fw_loaded(priv, ret, NULL, NULL);
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +static void main_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
> +{
> +	struct lbs_private *priv = context;
> +
> +	if (!firmware) {
> +		/* Failed to find firmware: try next table entry */
> +		load_next_firmware_from_table(priv);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Firmware found! */
> +	lbs_fw_loaded(priv, 0, priv->helper_fw, firmware);
> +}
> +
> +static void helper_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *firmware, void *context)
> +{
> +	struct lbs_private *priv = context;
> +
> +	if (!firmware) {
> +		/* Failed to find firmware: try next table entry */
> +		load_next_firmware_from_table(priv);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Firmware found! */
> +	if (priv->fw_iter->fwname) {
> +		priv->helper_fw = firmware;
> +		do_load_firmware(priv, priv->fw_iter->fwname, main_firmware_cb);
> +	} else {
> +		/* No main firmware needed for this helper --> success! */
> +		lbs_fw_loaded(priv, 0, firmware, NULL);
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +static void load_next_firmware_from_table(struct lbs_private *priv)
> +{
> +	const struct lbs_fw_table *iter;
> +
> +	if (!priv->fw_iter)
> +		iter = priv->fw_table;
> +	else
> +		iter = ++priv->fw_iter;
> +
> +	if (priv->helper_fw) {
> +		release_firmware(priv->helper_fw);
> +		priv->helper_fw = NULL;
> +	}
> +
> +next:
> +	if (!iter->helper) {
> +		/* End of table hit. */
> +		lbs_fw_loaded(priv, -ENOENT, NULL, NULL);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (iter->model != priv->fw_model) {
> +		iter++;
> +		goto next;
> +	}
> +
> +	priv->fw_iter = iter;
> +	do_load_firmware(priv, iter->helper, helper_firmware_cb);
> +}
> +
> +void lbs_wait_for_firmware_load(struct lbs_private *priv)
> +{
> +	wait_event(priv->fw_waitq, priv->fw_callback == NULL);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + *  lbs_get_firmware_async - Retrieves firmware asynchronously. Can load
> + *  either a helper firmware and a main firmware (2-stage), or just the helper.
> + *
> + *  @priv:      Pointer to lbs_private instance
> + *  @dev:     	A pointer to &device structure
> + *  @card_model: Bus-specific card model ID used to filter firmware table
> + *		elements
> + *  @fw_table:	Table of firmware file names and device model numbers
> + *		terminated by an entry with a NULL helper name
> + *	@callback: User callback to invoke when firmware load succeeds or fails.
> + */
> +int lbs_get_firmware_async(struct lbs_private *priv, struct device *device,
> +			    u32 card_model, const struct lbs_fw_table *fw_table,
> +			    lbs_fw_cb callback)
> +{
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +
> +	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
> +	if (priv->fw_callback) {
> +		lbs_deb_fw("firmware load already in progress\n");
> +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
> +		return -EBUSY;
> +	}
> +
> +	priv->fw_device = device;
> +	priv->fw_callback = callback;
> +	priv->fw_table = fw_table;
> +	priv->fw_iter = NULL;
> +	priv->fw_model = card_model;
> +	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->driver_lock, flags);
> +
> +	lbs_deb_fw("Starting async firmware load\n");
> +	load_next_firmware_from_table(priv);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lbs_get_firmware_async);
> +
>  /**
>   *  lbs_get_firmware - Retrieves two-stage firmware
>   *
> @@ -18,6 +159,8 @@
>   *  @helper:	On success, the helper firmware; caller must free
>   *  @mainfw:	On success, the main firmware; caller must free
>   *
> + * Deprecated: use lbs_get_firmware_async() instead.
> + *
>   *  returns:		0 on success, non-zero on failure
>   */
>  int lbs_get_firmware(struct device *dev, u32 card_model,
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
> index 7eaf992..e96ee0a 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
> @@ -878,6 +878,7 @@ static int lbs_init_adapter(struct lbs_private *priv)
>  	priv->is_host_sleep_configured = 0;
>  	priv->is_host_sleep_activated = 0;
>  	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->host_sleep_q);
> +	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->fw_waitq);
>  	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
>  
>  	setup_timer(&priv->command_timer, lbs_cmd_timeout_handler,
> @@ -1037,6 +1038,8 @@ void lbs_remove_card(struct lbs_private *priv)
>  	if (priv->wiphy_registered)
>  		lbs_scan_deinit(priv);
>  
> +	lbs_wait_for_firmware_load(priv);
> +
>  	/* worker thread destruction blocks on the in-flight command which
>  	 * should have been cleared already in lbs_stop_card().
>  	 */





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