3 files changed, 24 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h
index b0694fe20f30..96d22b1f25d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ void libertas_send_iwevcustom_event(wlan_private * priv, s8 * str);
 extern struct chan_freq_power *libertas_get_region_cfp_table(u8 region, u8 band,
                                                              int *cfp_no);
 wlan_private *wlan_add_card(void *card);
+int libertas_activate_card(wlan_private *priv);
 int wlan_remove_card(wlan_private *priv);
 int wlan_add_mesh(wlan_private *priv);
 void wlan_remove_mesh(wlan_private *priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
index 99f4ba35d6ef..e4caf3e4b352 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/if_usb.c
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ static int if_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
         if (!(priv = wlan_add_card(usb_cardp)))
                 goto dealloc;
 
+        if (libertas_activate_card(priv))
+                goto dealloc;
+
         if (libertas_found < MAX_DEVS) {
                 libertas_devs[libertas_found] = priv->wlan_dev.netdev;
                 libertas_found++;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
index 417f92771375..44a632e4ce4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
@@ -812,6 +812,21 @@ wlan_private *wlan_add_card(void *card)
         spin_lock_init(&priv->adapter->driver_lock);
         init_waitqueue_head(&priv->adapter->cmd_pending);
         priv->adapter->nr_cmd_pending = 0;
+        goto done;
+
+err_kzalloc:
+        free_netdev(dev);
+done:
+        lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_NET, "priv %p", priv);
+        return priv;
+}
+
+int libertas_activate_card(wlan_private *priv)
+{
+        struct net_device *dev = priv->wlan_dev.netdev;
+        int ret = -1;
+
+        lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_MAIN);
 
         lbs_deb_thread("Starting kthread...\n");
         priv->mainthread.priv = priv;
@@ -847,8 +862,8 @@ wlan_private *wlan_add_card(void *card)
 
         libertas_debugfs_init_one(priv, dev);
 
-        lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_NET, "priv %p", priv);
-        return priv;
+        ret = 0;
+        goto done;
 
 err_init_fw:
         libertas_sbi_unregister_dev(priv);
@@ -858,11 +873,10 @@ err_registerdev:
         wake_up_interruptible(&priv->mainthread.waitq);
         wlan_terminate_thread(&priv->mainthread);
         kfree(priv->adapter);
-err_kzalloc:
         free_netdev(dev);
-
-        lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_NET, "priv NULL");
-        return NULL;
+done:
+        lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_NET, "ret %d", ret);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 /**