6 files changed, 30 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 7376367bcb80..a95024166b66 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -601,12 +601,9 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
         }
         ret = _request_firmware(&fw, fw_work->name, fw_work->device,
                 fw_work->uevent);
-        if (ret < 0)
-                fw_work->cont(NULL, fw_work->context);
-        else {
-                fw_work->cont(fw, fw_work->context);
-                release_firmware(fw);
-        }
+
+        fw_work->cont(fw, fw_work->context);
+
         module_put(fw_work->module);
         kfree(fw_work);
         return ret;
@@ -619,6 +616,7 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
  *      is non-zero else the firmware copy must be done manually.
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded
+ * @gfp: allocation flags
  * @context: will be passed over to @cont, and
  *      @fw may be %NULL if firmware request fails.
  * @cont: function will be called asynchronously when the firmware
@@ -631,12 +629,12 @@ request_firmware_work_func(void *arg)
 int
 request_firmware_nowait(
         struct module *module, int uevent,
-        const char *name, struct device *device, void *context,
+        const char *name, struct device *device, gfp_t gfp, void *context,
         void (*cont)(const struct firmware *fw, void *context))
 {
         struct task_struct *task;
         struct firmware_work *fw_work = kmalloc(sizeof (struct firmware_work),
-                                                GFP_ATOMIC);
+                                                gfp);
 
         if (!fw_work)
                 return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c b/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
index b4704e150b28..b3a0cf57442e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c
@@ -544,9 +544,12 @@ static void callbackfn_rbu(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 {
         rbu_data.entry_created = 0;
 
-        if (!fw || !fw->size)
+        if (!fw)
                 return;
 
+        if (!fw->size)
+                goto out;
+
         spin_lock(&rbu_data.lock);
         if (!strcmp(image_type, "mono")) {
                 if (!img_update_realloc(fw->size))
@@ -568,6 +571,8 @@ static void callbackfn_rbu(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
         } else
                 pr_debug("invalid image type specified.\n");
         spin_unlock(&rbu_data.lock);
+ out:
+        release_firmware(fw);
 }
 
 static ssize_t read_rbu_image_type(struct kobject *kobj,
@@ -615,7 +620,7 @@ static ssize_t write_rbu_image_type(struct kobject *kobj,
                         spin_unlock(&rbu_data.lock);
                         req_firm_rc = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE,
                                 FW_ACTION_NOHOTPLUG, "dell_rbu",
-                                &rbu_device->dev, &context,
+                                &rbu_device->dev, GFP_KERNEL, &context,
                                 callbackfn_rbu);
                         if (req_firm_rc) {
                                 printk(KERN_ERR
diff --git a/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c b/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
index 46de564aaea0..465f2fae1025 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/ucc_uart.c
@@ -1179,16 +1179,18 @@ static void uart_firmware_cont(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 
         if (firmware->header.length != fw->size) {
                 dev_err(dev, "invalid firmware\n");
-                return;
+                goto out;
         }
 
         ret = qe_upload_firmware(firmware);
         if (ret) {
                 dev_err(dev, "could not load firmware\n");
-                return;
+                goto out;
         }
 
         firmware_loaded = 1;
+ out:
+        release_firmware(fw);
 }
 
 static int ucc_uart_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
@@ -1247,7 +1249,7 @@ static int ucc_uart_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
                          */
                         ret = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE,
                                 FW_ACTION_HOTPLUG, filename, &ofdev->dev,
-                                &ofdev->dev, uart_firmware_cont);
+                                GFP_KERNEL, &ofdev->dev, uart_firmware_cont);
                         if (ret) {
                                 dev_err(&ofdev->dev,
                                         "could not load firmware %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
index cca4e869f0ec..dfcd12bec86b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbdux.c
@@ -2327,9 +2327,11 @@ static void usbdux_firmware_request_complete_handler(const struct firmware *fw,
         if (ret) {
                 dev_err(&usbdev->dev,
                         "Could not upload firmware (err=%d)\n", ret);
-                return;
+                goto out;
         }
         comedi_usb_auto_config(usbdev, BOARDNAME);
+ out:
+        release_firmware(fw);
 }
 
 /* allocate memory for the urbs and initialise them */
@@ -2580,6 +2582,7 @@ static int usbduxsub_probe(struct usb_interface *uinterf,
                                       FW_ACTION_HOTPLUG,
                                       "usbdux_firmware.bin",
                                       &udev->dev,
+                                      GFP_KERNEL,
                                       usbduxsub + index,
                                       usbdux_firmware_request_complete_handler);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
index d143222579c2..2e675cce7dbf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c
@@ -1451,10 +1451,12 @@ static void usbduxfast_firmware_request_complete_handler(const struct firmware
         if (ret) {
                 dev_err(&usbdev->dev,
                         "Could not upload firmware (err=%d)\n", ret);
-                return;
+                goto out;
         }
 
         comedi_usb_auto_config(usbdev, BOARDNAME);
+ out:
+        release_firmware(fw);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1569,6 +1571,7 @@ static int usbduxfastsub_probe(struct usb_interface *uinterf,
                                       FW_ACTION_HOTPLUG,
                                       "usbduxfast_firmware.bin",
                                       &udev->dev,
+                                      GFP_KERNEL,
                                       usbduxfastsub + index,
                                       usbduxfast_firmware_request_complete_handler);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index bba4d3eabe0f..c5395246886d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -667,12 +667,12 @@ static void uea_upload_pre_firmware(const struct firmware *fw_entry, void *conte
         else
                 uea_info(usb, "firmware uploaded\n");
 
-        uea_leaves(usb);
-        return;
+        goto err;
 
 err_fw_corrupted:
         uea_err(usb, "firmware is corrupted\n");
 err:
+        release_firmware(fw_entry);
         uea_leaves(usb);
 }
 
@@ -705,7 +705,8 @@ static int uea_load_firmware(struct usb_device *usb, unsigned int ver)
                 break;
         }
 
-        ret = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, fw_name, &usb->dev, usb, uea_upload_pre_firmware);
+        ret = request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, fw_name, &usb->dev,
+                                      GFP_KERNEL, usb, uea_upload_pre_firmware);
         if (ret)
                 uea_err(usb, "firmware %s is not available\n", fw_name);
         else