2 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.c
index e751fdee89b2..e807bd930647 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/debugfs.c
@@ -500,12 +500,6 @@ out:
 
 #undef fappend
 
-static int b43_debugfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-        file->private_data = inode->i_private;
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static ssize_t b43_debugfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
                                 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -624,7 +618,7 @@ out_unlock:
                 .read   = _read,                                \
                 .write  = _write,                               \
                 .fops   = {                                     \
-                        .open   = b43_debugfs_open,             \
+                        .open   = simple_open,                  \
                         .read   = b43_debugfs_read,             \
                         .write  = b43_debugfs_write,            \
                         .llseek = generic_file_llseek,          \
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index c79e6638c88d..e4d6dc2e37d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -4827,8 +4827,14 @@ static int b43_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
  out_mutex_unlock:
         mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
-        /* reload configuration */
-        b43_op_config(hw, ~0);
+        /*
+         * Configuration may have been overwritten during initialization.
+         * Reload the configuration, but only if initialization was
+         * successful. Reloading the configuration after a failed init
+         * may hang the system.
+         */
+        if (!err)
+                b43_op_config(hw, ~0);
 
         return err;
 }