1 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/e100.c b/drivers/net/e100.c
index ff83efd47b0d..f428c5f72f18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e100.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ struct nic {
         u16 eeprom_wc;
         __le16 eeprom[256];
         spinlock_t mdio_lock;
+        const struct firmware *fw;
 };
 
 static inline void e100_write_flush(struct nic *nic)
@@ -1222,9 +1223,9 @@ static void e100_configure(struct nic *nic, struct cb *cb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static const struct firmware *e100_request_firmware(struct nic *nic)
 {
         const char *fw_name;
-        const struct firmware *fw;
+        const struct firmware *fw = nic->fw;
         u8 timer, bundle, min_size;
-        int err;
+        int err = 0;
 
         /* do not load u-code for ICH devices */
         if (nic->flags & ich)
@@ -1240,12 +1241,20 @@ static const struct firmware *e100_request_firmware(struct nic *nic)
         else /* No ucode on other devices */
                 return NULL;
 
-        err = request_firmware(&fw, fw_name, &nic->pdev->dev);
+        /* If the firmware has not previously been loaded, request a pointer
+         * to it. If it was previously loaded, we are reinitializing the
+         * adapter, possibly in a resume from hibernate, in which case
+         * request_firmware() cannot be used.
+         */
+        if (!fw)
+                err = request_firmware(&fw, fw_name, &nic->pdev->dev);
+
         if (err) {
                 DPRINTK(PROBE, ERR, "Failed to load firmware \"%s\": %d\n",
                         fw_name, err);
                 return ERR_PTR(err);
         }
+
         /* Firmware should be precisely UCODE_SIZE (words) plus three bytes
            indicating the offsets for BUNDLESMALL, BUNDLEMAX, INTDELAY */
         if (fw->size != UCODE_SIZE * 4 + 3) {
@@ -1268,7 +1277,10 @@ static const struct firmware *e100_request_firmware(struct nic *nic)
                 release_firmware(fw);
                 return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
         }
-        /* OK, firmware is validated and ready to use... */
+
+        /* OK, firmware is validated and ready to use. Save a pointer
+         * to it in the nic */
+        nic->fw = fw;
         return fw;
 }