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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c24
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h3
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 5ad85b2a213a..44400f9aa7b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
int err;
struct iwlagn_firmware_pieces pieces;
const unsigned int api_max = priv->cfg->ucode_api_max;
+ unsigned int api_ok = priv->cfg->ucode_api_ok;
const unsigned int api_min = priv->cfg->ucode_api_min;
u32 api_ver;
char buildstr[25];
@@ -961,10 +962,13 @@ static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
IWL_DEFAULT_STANDARD_PHY_CALIBRATE_TBL_SIZE,
};
+ if (!api_ok)
+ api_ok = api_max;
+
memset(&pieces, 0, sizeof(pieces));
if (!ucode_raw) {
- if (priv->fw_index <= priv->cfg->ucode_api_max)
+ if (priv->fw_index <= api_ok)
IWL_ERR(priv,
"request for firmware file '%s' failed.\n",
priv->firmware_name);
@@ -1010,12 +1014,18 @@ static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
goto try_again;
}
- if (api_ver != api_max)
- IWL_ERR(priv,
- "Firmware has old API version. Expected v%u, "
- "got v%u. New firmware can be obtained "
- "from http://www.intellinuxwireless.org.\n",
- api_max, api_ver);
+ if (api_ver < api_ok) {
+ if (api_ok != api_max)
+ IWL_ERR(priv, "Firmware has old API version, "
+ "expected v%u through v%u, got v%u.\n",
+ api_ok, api_max, api_ver);
+ else
+ IWL_ERR(priv, "Firmware has old API version, "
+ "expected v%u, got v%u.\n",
+ api_max, api_ver);
+ IWL_ERR(priv, "New firmware can be obtained from "
+ "http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/.\n");
+ }
}
if (build)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index 02817a438550..0e5be5abb005 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ struct iwl_ht_params {
* (.ucode) will be added to filename before loading from disk. The
* filename is constructed as fw_name_pre<api>.ucode.
* @ucode_api_max: Highest version of uCode API supported by driver.
+ * @ucode_api_ok: oldest version of the uCode API that is OK to load
+ * without a warning, for use in transitions
* @ucode_api_min: Lowest version of uCode API supported by driver.
* @valid_tx_ant: valid transmit antenna
* @valid_rx_ant: valid receive antenna
@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg {
const char *name;
const char *fw_name_pre;
const unsigned int ucode_api_max;
+ const unsigned int ucode_api_ok;
const unsigned int ucode_api_min;
u8 valid_tx_ant;
u8 valid_rx_ant;