5 files changed, 35 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.c
index 99a6da464bd..e1c2fcaa8be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.c
@@ -727,12 +727,16 @@ static void ar9170_usb_firmware_failed(struct ar9170_usb *aru)
 {
         struct device *parent = aru->udev->dev.parent;
 
+        complete(&aru->firmware_loading_complete);
+
         /* unbind anything failed */
         if (parent)
                 down(&parent->sem);
         device_release_driver(&aru->udev->dev);
         if (parent)
                 up(&parent->sem);
+
+        usb_put_dev(aru->udev);
 }
 
 static void ar9170_usb_firmware_finish(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
@@ -761,6 +765,8 @@ static void ar9170_usb_firmware_finish(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
         if (err)
                 goto err_unrx;
 
+        complete(&aru->firmware_loading_complete);
+        usb_put_dev(aru->udev);
         return;
 
  err_unrx:
@@ -858,6 +864,7 @@ static int ar9170_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
         init_usb_anchor(&aru->tx_pending);
         init_usb_anchor(&aru->tx_submitted);
         init_completion(&aru->cmd_wait);
+        init_completion(&aru->firmware_loading_complete);
         spin_lock_init(&aru->tx_urb_lock);
 
         aru->tx_pending_urbs = 0;
@@ -877,6 +884,7 @@ static int ar9170_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
         if (err)
                 goto err_freehw;
 
+        usb_get_dev(aru->udev);
         return request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, "ar9170.fw",
                                        &aru->udev->dev, GFP_KERNEL, aru,
                                        ar9170_usb_firmware_step2);
@@ -896,6 +904,9 @@ static void ar9170_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
                 return;
 
         aru->common.state = AR9170_IDLE;
+
+        wait_for_completion(&aru->firmware_loading_complete);
+
         ar9170_unregister(&aru->common);
         ar9170_usb_cancel_urbs(aru);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.h
index a2ce3b169ce..919b06046eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct ar9170_usb {
         unsigned int tx_pending_urbs;
 
         struct completion cmd_wait;
+        struct completion firmware_loading_complete;
         int readlen;
         u8 *readbuf;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h
index 6383d9f8c9b..f4e59ae07f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-commands.h
@@ -2621,7 +2621,9 @@ struct iwl_ssid_ie {
 #define PROBE_OPTION_MAX_3945           4
 #define PROBE_OPTION_MAX                20
 #define TX_CMD_LIFE_TIME_INFINITE       cpu_to_le32(0xFFFFFFFF)
-#define IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH                 cpu_to_le16(1)
+#define IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED        0
+#define IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DEFAULT         cpu_to_le16(1)
+#define IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER           cpu_to_le16(0xffff)
 #define IWL_MAX_SCAN_SIZE 1024
 #define IWL_MAX_CMD_SIZE 4096
 #define IWL_MAX_PROBE_REQUEST           200
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
index 12e455a4b90..741e65ec830 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
@@ -813,16 +813,29 @@ static void iwl_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
                         rate = IWL_RATE_1M_PLCP;
                         rate_flags = RATE_MCS_CCK_MSK;
                 }
-                scan->good_CRC_th = 0;
+                scan->good_CRC_th = IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED;
         } else if (priv->scan_bands & BIT(IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)) {
                 band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ;
                 rate = IWL_RATE_6M_PLCP;
                 /*
-                 * If active scaning is requested but a certain channel
-                 * is marked passive, we can do active scanning if we
-                 * detect transmissions.
+                 * If active scanning is requested but a certain channel is
+                 * marked passive, we can do active scanning if we detect
+                 * transmissions.
+                 *
+                 * There is an issue with some firmware versions that triggers
+                 * a sysassert on a "good CRC threshold" of zero (== disabled),
+                 * on a radar channel even though this means that we should NOT
+                 * send probes.
+                 *
+                 * The "good CRC threshold" is the number of frames that we
+                 * need to receive during our dwell time on a channel before
+                 * sending out probes -- setting this to a huge value will
+                 * mean we never reach it, but at the same time work around
+                 * the aforementioned issue. Thus use IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER
+                 * here instead of IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED.
                  */
-                scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH : 0;
+                scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DEFAULT :
+                                                IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER;
 
                 /* Force use of chains B and C (0x6) for scan Rx for 4965
                  * Avoid A (0x1) because of its off-channel reception on A-band.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index b55e4f39a9e..b74a56c48d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -2967,7 +2967,8 @@ static void iwl3945_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
                  * is marked passive, we can do active scanning if we
                  * detect transmissions.
                  */
-                scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH : 0;
+                scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DEFAULT :
+                                                IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED;
                 band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ;
         } else {
                 IWL_WARN(priv, "Invalid scan band count\n");