3 files changed, 24 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/decl.h
index b0694fe20f3..96d22b1f25d 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 99f4ba35d6e..e4caf3e4b35 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 417f9277137..44a632e4ce4 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;
 }
 
 /**