1 files changed, 21 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
index 7bd1559e8711..5a39166e2a0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
@@ -487,12 +487,17 @@ orinoco_dl_firmware(struct orinoco_private *priv,
         if (err)
                 goto free;
 
-        err = request_firmware(&fw_entry, firmware, priv->dev);
-        if (err) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannot find firmware %s\n",
-                       dev->name, firmware);
-                err = -ENOENT;
-                goto free;
+        if (priv->cached_fw)
+                fw_entry = priv->cached_fw;
+        else {
+                err = request_firmware(&fw_entry, firmware, priv->dev);
+                if (err) {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannot find firmware %s\n",
+                               dev->name, firmware);
+                        err = -ENOENT;
+                        goto free;
+                }
+                priv->cached_fw = fw_entry;
         }
 
         hdr = (const struct orinoco_fw_header *) fw_entry->data;
@@ -535,7 +540,11 @@ orinoco_dl_firmware(struct orinoco_private *priv,
                dev->name, hermes_present(hw));
 
 abort:
-        release_firmware(fw_entry);
+        /* In case of error, assume firmware was bogus and release it */
+        if (err) {
+                priv->cached_fw = NULL;
+                release_firmware(fw_entry);
+        }
 
 free:
         kfree(pda);
@@ -3532,6 +3541,8 @@ struct net_device
         netif_carrier_off(dev);
         priv->last_linkstatus = 0xffff;
 
+        priv->cached_fw = NULL;
+
         return dev;
 }
 
@@ -3543,6 +3554,9 @@ void free_orinocodev(struct net_device *dev)
          * when we call tasklet_kill it will run one final time,
          * emptying the list */
         tasklet_kill(&priv->rx_tasklet);
+        if (priv->cached_fw)
+                release_firmware(priv->cached_fw);
+        priv->cached_fw = NULL;
         priv->wpa_ie_len = 0;
         kfree(priv->wpa_ie);
         orinoco_mic_free(priv);