3 files changed, 6 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 7c14eb31d954..ace0b98d91ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -251,14 +251,6 @@ static int iwl4965_set_ucode_ptrs(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 */
 static void iwl4965_init_alive_start(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
-        /* Check alive response for "valid" sign from uCode */
-        if (priv->card_alive_init.is_valid != UCODE_VALID_OK) {
-                /* We had an error bringing up the hardware, so take it
-                 * all the way back down so we can try again */
-                IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Initialize Alive failed.\n");
-                goto restart;
-        }
-
         /* Bootstrap uCode has loaded initialize uCode ... verify inst image.
          * This is a paranoid check, because we would not have gotten the
          * "initialize" alive if code weren't properly loaded.  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-ucode.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-ucode.c
index 24dabcd2a36c..d807e5e2b718 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-ucode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-ucode.c
@@ -308,14 +308,6 @@ void iwlagn_init_alive_start(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
         int ret = 0;
 
-        /* Check alive response for "valid" sign from uCode */
-        if (priv->card_alive_init.is_valid != UCODE_VALID_OK) {
-                /* We had an error bringing up the hardware, so take it
-                 * all the way back down so we can try again */
-                IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Initialize Alive failed.\n");
-                goto restart;
-        }
-
         /* initialize uCode was loaded... verify inst image.
          * This is a paranoid check, because we would not have gotten the
          * "initialize" alive if code weren't properly loaded.  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 646ccb2430b4..3e586d3c7d0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -462,8 +462,12 @@ static void iwl_rx_reply_alive(struct iwl_priv *priv,
         if (palive->is_valid == UCODE_VALID_OK)
                 queue_delayed_work(priv->workqueue, pwork,
                                    msecs_to_jiffies(5));
-        else
-                IWL_WARN(priv, "uCode did not respond OK.\n");
+        else {
+                IWL_WARN(priv, "%s uCode did not respond OK.\n",
+                        (palive->ver_subtype == INITIALIZE_SUBTYPE) ?
+                        "init" : "runtime");
+                queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->restart);
+        }
 }
 
 static void iwl_bg_beacon_update(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -2648,13 +2652,6 @@ static void iwl_alive_start(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
         IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Runtime Alive received.\n");
 
-        if (priv->card_alive.is_valid != UCODE_VALID_OK) {
-                /* We had an error bringing up the hardware, so take it
-                 * all the way back down so we can try again */
-                IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Alive failed.\n");
-                goto restart;
-        }
-
         /* Initialize uCode has loaded Runtime uCode ... verify inst image.
          * This is a paranoid check, because we would not have gotten the
          * "runtime" alive if code weren't properly loaded.  */