brcmfmac: free primary net_device when brcmf_bus_start() fails

When initialization within brcmf_bus_start() fails on steps
before the brcmf_net_attach() the net_device for the primary
interface needs to be freed.

This patch resolves a panic during kernel boot as reported
by Stephen Warren.

ref.: http://mid.gmane.org/51AD1F22.2080004@wwwdotorg.org

Tested-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Hante Meuleman <meuleman@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
index 29828865ed69..8c402e7b97eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_linux.c
@@ -941,6 +941,10 @@ fail:
                         brcmf_fws_del_interface(ifp);
                         brcmf_fws_deinit(drvr);
                 }
+                if (drvr->iflist[0]) {
+                        free_netdev(ifp->ndev);
+                        drvr->iflist[0] = NULL;
+                }
                 if (p2p_ifp) {
                         free_netdev(p2p_ifp->ndev);
                         drvr->iflist[1] = NULL;