Merge branch 'for-john' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi-next

15 files changed, 241 insertions, 93 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/agn.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/agn.h
index f0b8c1f7591..75e12f29d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/agn.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/agn.h
@@ -487,16 +487,13 @@ static inline void iwl_dvm_set_pmi(struct iwl_priv *priv, bool state)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
-int iwl_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_priv *priv, const char *name);
-void iwl_dbgfs_unregister(struct iwl_priv *priv);
+int iwl_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct dentry *dbgfs_dir);
 #else
-static inline int iwl_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_priv *priv, const char *name)
+static inline int iwl_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_priv *priv,
+				     struct dentry *dbgfs_dir)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void iwl_dbgfs_unregister(struct iwl_priv *priv)
-{
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c
index 46782f1102a..ce826bc5f11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/debugfs.c
@@ -2349,24 +2349,19 @@ DEBUGFS_READ_WRITE_FILE_OPS(calib_disabled);
  * Create the debugfs files and directories
  *
  */
-int iwl_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_priv *priv, const char *name)
+int iwl_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct dentry *dbgfs_dir)
 {
-	struct dentry *phyd = priv->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir;
-	struct dentry *dir_drv, *dir_data, *dir_rf, *dir_debug;
+	struct dentry *dir_data, *dir_rf, *dir_debug;
 
-	dir_drv = debugfs_create_dir(name, phyd);
-	if (!dir_drv)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	priv->debugfs_dir = dir_drv;
+	priv->debugfs_dir = dbgfs_dir;
 
-	dir_data = debugfs_create_dir("data", dir_drv);
+	dir_data = debugfs_create_dir("data", dbgfs_dir);
 	if (!dir_data)
 		goto err;
-	dir_rf = debugfs_create_dir("rf", dir_drv);
+	dir_rf = debugfs_create_dir("rf", dbgfs_dir);
 	if (!dir_rf)
 		goto err;
-	dir_debug = debugfs_create_dir("debug", dir_drv);
+	dir_debug = debugfs_create_dir("debug", dbgfs_dir);
 	if (!dir_debug)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -2412,25 +2407,30 @@ int iwl_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_priv *priv, const char *name)
 	/* Calibrations disabled/enabled status*/
 	DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(calib_disabled, dir_rf, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR);
 
-	if (iwl_trans_dbgfs_register(priv->trans, dir_debug))
-		goto err;
+	/*
+	 * Create a symlink with mac80211. This is not very robust, as it does
+	 * not remove the symlink created. The implicit assumption is that
+	 * when the opmode exits, mac80211 will also exit, and will remove
+	 * this symlink as part of its cleanup.
+	 */
+	if (priv->mac80211_registered) {
+		char buf[100];
+		struct dentry *mac80211_dir, *dev_dir, *root_dir;
+
+		dev_dir = dbgfs_dir->d_parent;
+		root_dir = dev_dir->d_parent;
+		mac80211_dir = priv->hw->wiphy->debugfsdir;
+
+		snprintf(buf, 100, "../../%s/%s", root_dir->d_name.name,
+			 dev_dir->d_name.name);
+
+		if (!debugfs_create_symlink("iwlwifi", mac80211_dir, buf))
+			goto err;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	IWL_ERR(priv, "Can't create the debugfs directory\n");
-	iwl_dbgfs_unregister(priv);
+	IWL_ERR(priv, "failed to create the dvm debugfs entries\n");
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
-
-/**
- * Remove the debugfs files and directories
- *
- */
-void iwl_dbgfs_unregister(struct iwl_priv *priv)
-{
-	if (!priv->debugfs_dir)
-		return;
-
-	debugfs_remove_recursive(priv->debugfs_dir);
-	priv->debugfs_dir = NULL;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
index e64af60a37c..ff8162d4c45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ int iwlagn_mac_setup_register(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(iwlagn_iface_combinations_dualmode);
 	}
 
-	hw->wiphy->max_remain_on_channel_duration = 1000;
+	hw->wiphy->max_remain_on_channel_duration = 500;
 
 	hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_CUSTOM_REGULATORY |
 			    WIPHY_FLAG_DISABLE_BEACON_HINTS |
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
index 84d3db5aa50..7ff3f143067 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
@@ -862,7 +862,8 @@ void iwl_down(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	 * No race since we hold the mutex here and a new one
 	 * can't come in at this time.
 	 */
-	ieee80211_remain_on_channel_expired(priv->hw);
+	if (priv->ucode_loaded && priv->cur_ucode != IWL_UCODE_INIT)
+		ieee80211_remain_on_channel_expired(priv->hw);
 
 	exit_pending =
 		test_and_set_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status);
@@ -994,7 +995,11 @@ static void iwl_bg_restart(struct work_struct *data)
 		iwlagn_prepare_restart(priv);
 		mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 		iwl_cancel_deferred_work(priv);
-		ieee80211_restart_hw(priv->hw);
+		if (priv->mac80211_registered)
+			ieee80211_restart_hw(priv->hw);
+		else
+			IWL_ERR(priv,
+				"Cannot request restart before registrating with mac80211");
 	} else {
 		WARN_ON(1);
 	}
@@ -1222,7 +1227,8 @@ static int iwl_eeprom_init_hw_params(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 static struct iwl_op_mode *iwl_op_mode_dvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 						 const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
-						 const struct iwl_fw *fw)
+						 const struct iwl_fw *fw,
+						 struct dentry *dbgfs_dir)
 {
 	struct iwl_priv *priv;
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
@@ -1466,13 +1472,17 @@ static struct iwl_op_mode *iwl_op_mode_dvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	if (iwlagn_mac_setup_register(priv, &fw->ucode_capa))
 		goto out_destroy_workqueue;
 
-	if (iwl_dbgfs_register(priv, DRV_NAME))
-		IWL_ERR(priv,
-			"failed to create debugfs files. Ignoring error\n");
+	if (iwl_dbgfs_register(priv, dbgfs_dir))
+		goto out_mac80211_unregister;
 
 	return op_mode;
 
+out_mac80211_unregister:
+	iwlagn_mac_unregister(priv);
 out_destroy_workqueue:
+	iwl_tt_exit(priv);
+	iwl_testmode_free(priv);
+	iwl_cancel_deferred_work(priv);
 	destroy_workqueue(priv->workqueue);
 	priv->workqueue = NULL;
 	iwl_uninit_drv(priv);
@@ -1493,8 +1503,6 @@ static void iwl_op_mode_dvm_stop(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "*** UNLOAD DRIVER ***\n");
 
-	iwl_dbgfs_unregister(priv);
-
 	iwl_testmode_free(priv);
 	iwlagn_mac_unregister(priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/sta.c
index b29b798f755..fe36a38f350 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/sta.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int iwl_send_add_sta(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		       sta_id, sta->sta.addr, flags & CMD_ASYNC ?  "a" : "");
 
 	if (!(flags & CMD_ASYNC)) {
-		cmd.flags |= CMD_WANT_SKB;
+		cmd.flags |= CMD_WANT_SKB | CMD_WANT_HCMD;
 		might_sleep();
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/tx.c
index d17799b316d..f5ca73a8987 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/tx.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ int iwlagn_tx_skb(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		 * only. Check this here.
 		 */
 		if (WARN_ONCE(tid_data->agg.state != IWL_AGG_ON &&
-		    tid_data->agg.state != IWL_AGG_OFF,
+			      tid_data->agg.state != IWL_AGG_OFF,
 		    "Tx while agg.state = %d", tid_data->agg.state))
 			goto drop_unlock_sta;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index cc41cfaedfb..48d6d44c16d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 MODULE_AUTHOR(DRV_COPYRIGHT " " DRV_AUTHOR);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+static struct dentry *iwl_dbgfs_root;
+#endif
+
 /**
  * struct iwl_drv - drv common data
  * @list: list of drv structures using this opmode
@@ -126,6 +130,12 @@ struct iwl_drv {
 	char firmware_name[25];         /* name of firmware file to load */
 
 	struct completion request_firmware_complete;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+	struct dentry *dbgfs_drv;
+	struct dentry *dbgfs_trans;
+	struct dentry *dbgfs_op_mode;
+#endif
 };
 
 #define DVM_OP_MODE	0
@@ -194,7 +204,8 @@ static int iwl_alloc_fw_desc(struct iwl_drv *drv, struct fw_desc *desc,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context);
+static void iwl_req_fw_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw,
+				void *context);
 
 #define UCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_INDEX	100
 #define UCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_TAG		"exp"
@@ -231,7 +242,7 @@ static int iwl_request_firmware(struct iwl_drv *drv, bool first)
 
 	return request_firmware_nowait(THIS_MODULE, 1, drv->firmware_name,
 				       drv->trans->dev,
-				       GFP_KERNEL, drv, iwl_ucode_callback);
+				       GFP_KERNEL, drv, iwl_req_fw_callback);
 }
 
 struct fw_img_parsing {
@@ -759,13 +770,57 @@ static int validate_sec_sizes(struct iwl_drv *drv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct iwl_op_mode *
+_iwl_op_mode_start(struct iwl_drv *drv, struct iwlwifi_opmode_table *op)
+{
+	const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops = op->ops;
+	struct dentry *dbgfs_dir = NULL;
+	struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode = NULL;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+	drv->dbgfs_op_mode = debugfs_create_dir(op->name,
+						drv->dbgfs_drv);
+	if (!drv->dbgfs_op_mode) {
+		IWL_ERR(drv,
+			"failed to create opmode debugfs directory\n");
+		return op_mode;
+	}
+	dbgfs_dir = drv->dbgfs_op_mode;
+#endif
+
+	op_mode = ops->start(drv->trans, drv->cfg, &drv->fw, dbgfs_dir);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+	if (!op_mode) {
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(drv->dbgfs_op_mode);
+		drv->dbgfs_op_mode = NULL;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return op_mode;
+}
+
+static void _iwl_op_mode_stop(struct iwl_drv *drv)
+{
+	/* op_mode can be NULL if its start failed */
+	if (drv->op_mode) {
+		iwl_op_mode_stop(drv->op_mode);
+		drv->op_mode = NULL;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(drv->dbgfs_op_mode);
+		drv->dbgfs_op_mode = NULL;
+#endif
+	}
+}
+
 /**
- * iwl_ucode_callback - callback when firmware was loaded
+ * iwl_req_fw_callback - callback when firmware was loaded
  *
  * If loaded successfully, copies the firmware into buffers
  * for the card to fetch (via DMA).
  */
-static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
+static void iwl_req_fw_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
 {
 	struct iwl_drv *drv = context;
 	struct iwl_fw *fw = &drv->fw;
@@ -908,8 +963,7 @@ static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
 	list_add_tail(&drv->list, &op->drv);
 
 	if (op->ops) {
-		const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops = op->ops;
-		drv->op_mode = ops->start(drv->trans, drv->cfg, &drv->fw);
+		drv->op_mode = _iwl_op_mode_start(drv, op);
 
 		if (!drv->op_mode) {
 			mutex_unlock(&iwlwifi_opmode_table_mtx);
@@ -969,24 +1023,51 @@ struct iwl_drv *iwl_drv_start(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	init_completion(&drv->request_firmware_complete);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&drv->list);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+	/* Create the device debugfs entries. */
+	drv->dbgfs_drv = debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(trans->dev),
+					    iwl_dbgfs_root);
+
+	if (!drv->dbgfs_drv) {
+		IWL_ERR(drv, "failed to create debugfs directory\n");
+		goto err_free_drv;
+	}
+
+	/* Create transport layer debugfs dir */
+	drv->trans->dbgfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("trans", drv->dbgfs_drv);
+
+	if (!drv->trans->dbgfs_dir) {
+		IWL_ERR(drv, "failed to create transport debugfs directory\n");
+		goto err_free_dbgfs;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	ret = iwl_request_firmware(drv, true);
 
 	if (ret) {
 		IWL_ERR(trans, "Couldn't request the fw\n");
-		kfree(drv);
-		drv = NULL;
+		goto err_fw;
 	}
 
 	return drv;
+
+err_fw:
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+err_free_dbgfs:
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(drv->dbgfs_drv);
+err_free_drv:
+#endif
+	kfree(drv);
+	drv = NULL;
+
+	return drv;
 }
 
 void iwl_drv_stop(struct iwl_drv *drv)
 {
 	wait_for_completion(&drv->request_firmware_complete);
 
-	/* op_mode can be NULL if its start failed */
-	if (drv->op_mode)
-		iwl_op_mode_stop(drv->op_mode);
+	_iwl_op_mode_stop(drv);
 
 	iwl_dealloc_ucode(drv);
 
@@ -1000,6 +1081,10 @@ void iwl_drv_stop(struct iwl_drv *drv)
 		list_del(&drv->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&iwlwifi_opmode_table_mtx);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(drv->dbgfs_drv);
+#endif
+
 	kfree(drv);
 }
 
@@ -1022,15 +1107,18 @@ int iwl_opmode_register(const char *name, const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct iwl_drv *drv;
+	struct iwlwifi_opmode_table *op;
 
 	mutex_lock(&iwlwifi_opmode_table_mtx);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(iwlwifi_opmode_table); i++) {
-		if (strcmp(iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].name, name))
+		op = &iwlwifi_opmode_table[i];
+		if (strcmp(op->name, name))
 			continue;
-		iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].ops = ops;
-		list_for_each_entry(drv, &iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].drv, list)
-			drv->op_mode = ops->start(drv->trans, drv->cfg,
-						  &drv->fw);
+		op->ops = ops;
+		/* TODO: need to handle exceptional case */
+		list_for_each_entry(drv, &op->drv, list)
+			drv->op_mode = _iwl_op_mode_start(drv, op);
+
 		mutex_unlock(&iwlwifi_opmode_table_mtx);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1051,12 +1139,9 @@ void iwl_opmode_deregister(const char *name)
 		iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].ops = NULL;
 
 		/* call the stop routine for all devices */
-		list_for_each_entry(drv, &iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].drv, list) {
-			if (drv->op_mode) {
-				iwl_op_mode_stop(drv->op_mode);
-				drv->op_mode = NULL;
-			}
-		}
+		list_for_each_entry(drv, &iwlwifi_opmode_table[i].drv, list)
+			_iwl_op_mode_stop(drv);
+
 		mutex_unlock(&iwlwifi_opmode_table_mtx);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1076,6 +1161,14 @@ static int __init iwl_drv_init(void)
 	pr_info(DRV_DESCRIPTION ", " DRV_VERSION "\n");
 	pr_info(DRV_COPYRIGHT "\n");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+	/* Create the root of iwlwifi debugfs subsystem. */
+	iwl_dbgfs_root = debugfs_create_dir(DRV_NAME, NULL);
+
+	if (!iwl_dbgfs_root)
+		return -EFAULT;
+#endif
+
 	return iwl_pci_register_driver();
 }
 module_init(iwl_drv_init);
@@ -1083,6 +1176,10 @@ module_init(iwl_drv_init);
 static void __exit iwl_drv_exit(void)
 {
 	iwl_pci_unregister_driver();
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
+	debugfs_remove_recursive(iwl_dbgfs_root);
+#endif
 }
 module_exit(iwl_drv_exit);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.h
index 2cbf137b25b..285de5f68c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.h
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
  * 4) The bus specific component configures the bus
  * 5) The bus specific component calls to the drv bus agnostic part
  *    (iwl_drv_start)
- * 6) iwl_drv_start fetches the fw ASYNC, iwl_ucode_callback
- * 7) iwl_ucode_callback parses the fw file
- * 8) iwl_ucode_callback starts the wifi implementation to matches the fw
+ * 6) iwl_drv_start fetches the fw ASYNC, iwl_req_fw_callback
+ * 7) iwl_req_fw_callback parses the fw file
+ * 8) iwl_req_fw_callback starts the wifi implementation to matches the fw
  */
 
 struct iwl_drv;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
index 64886f95664..c8d9b951746 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ struct iwl_cfg;
 struct iwl_op_mode_ops {
 	struct iwl_op_mode *(*start)(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 				     const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
-				     const struct iwl_fw *fw);
+				     const struct iwl_fw *fw,
+				     struct dentry *dbgfs_dir);
 	void (*stop)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode);
 	int (*rx)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb,
 		  struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index 92576a3e84e..ff115423288 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -184,14 +184,20 @@ struct iwl_rx_packet {
  * @CMD_SYNC: The caller will be stalled until the fw responds to the command
  * @CMD_ASYNC: Return right away and don't want for the response
  * @CMD_WANT_SKB: valid only with CMD_SYNC. The caller needs the buffer of the
- *	response.
+ *	response. The caller needs to call iwl_free_resp when done.
+ * @CMD_WANT_HCMD: The caller needs to get the HCMD that was sent in the
+ *	response handler. Chunks flagged by %IWL_HCMD_DFL_NOCOPY won't be
+ *	copied. The pointer passed to the response handler is in the transport
+ *	ownership and don't need to be freed by the op_mode. This also means
+ *	that the pointer is invalidated after the op_mode's handler returns.
  * @CMD_ON_DEMAND: This command is sent by the test mode pipe.
  */
 enum CMD_MODE {
 	CMD_SYNC = 0,
 	CMD_ASYNC = BIT(0),
 	CMD_WANT_SKB = BIT(1),
-	CMD_ON_DEMAND = BIT(2),
+	CMD_WANT_HCMD = BIT(2),
+	CMD_ON_DEMAND = BIT(3),
 };
 
 #define DEF_CMD_PAYLOAD_SIZE 320
@@ -460,6 +466,8 @@ struct iwl_trans {
 	size_t dev_cmd_headroom;
 	char dev_cmd_pool_name[50];
 
+	struct dentry *dbgfs_dir;
+
 	/* pointer to trans specific struct */
 	/*Ensure that this pointer will always be aligned to sizeof pointer */
 	char trans_specific[0] __aligned(sizeof(void *));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
index f4c3500b68c..89bfb43f494 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
@@ -282,8 +282,14 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (!trans_pcie->drv)
 		goto out_free_trans;
 
+	/* register transport layer debugfs here */
+	if (iwl_trans_dbgfs_register(iwl_trans, iwl_trans->dbgfs_dir))
+		goto out_free_drv;
+
 	return 0;
 
+out_free_drv:
+	iwl_drv_stop(trans_pcie->drv);
 out_free_trans:
 	iwl_trans_pcie_free(iwl_trans);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
index d9694c58208..3ef8d5adc99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct iwl_queue {
 
 struct iwl_pcie_tx_queue_entry {
 	struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd;
+	struct iwl_device_cmd *copy_cmd;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct iwl_cmd_meta meta;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 39a6ca1f009..d80604a2bb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -421,13 +421,23 @@ static void iwl_rx_handle_rxbuf(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		index = SEQ_TO_INDEX(sequence);
 		cmd_index = get_cmd_index(&txq->q, index);
 
-		if (reclaim)
-			cmd = txq->entries[cmd_index].cmd;
-		else
+		if (reclaim) {
+			struct iwl_pcie_tx_queue_entry *ent;
+			ent = &txq->entries[cmd_index];
+			cmd = ent->copy_cmd;
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(!cmd && ent->meta.flags & CMD_WANT_HCMD);
+		} else {
 			cmd = NULL;
+		}
 
 		err = iwl_op_mode_rx(trans->op_mode, &rxcb, cmd);
 
+		if (reclaim) {
+			/* The original command isn't needed any more */
+			kfree(txq->entries[cmd_index].copy_cmd);
+			txq->entries[cmd_index].copy_cmd = NULL;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * After here, we should always check rxcb._page_stolen,
 		 * if it is true then one of the handlers took the page.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 939c2f78df5..38f51b04217 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -492,10 +492,11 @@ static void iwl_tx_queue_free(struct iwl_trans *trans, int txq_id)
 	iwl_tx_queue_unmap(trans, txq_id);
 
 	/* De-alloc array of command/tx buffers */
-
 	if (txq_id == trans_pcie->cmd_queue)
-		for (i = 0; i < txq->q.n_window; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < txq->q.n_window; i++) {
 			kfree(txq->entries[i].cmd);
+			kfree(txq->entries[i].copy_cmd);
+		}
 
 	/* De-alloc circular buffer of TFDs */
 	if (txq->q.n_bd) {
@@ -896,6 +897,7 @@ static int iwl_set_hw_ready(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 static int iwl_prepare_card_hw(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
 	int ret;
+	int t = 0;
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(trans, "iwl_trans_prepare_card_hw enter\n");
 
@@ -908,17 +910,15 @@ static int iwl_prepare_card_hw(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	iwl_set_bit(trans, CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG,
 		    CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_PREPARE);
 
-	ret = iwl_poll_bit(trans, CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG,
-			   ~CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_BIT_NIC_PREPARE_DONE,
-			   CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_BIT_NIC_PREPARE_DONE, 150000);
+	do {
+		ret = iwl_set_hw_ready(trans);
+		if (ret >= 0)
+			return 0;
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		usleep_range(200, 1000);
+		t += 200;
+	} while (t < 150000);
 
-	/* HW should be ready by now, check again. */
-	ret = iwl_set_hw_ready(trans);
-	if (ret >= 0)
-		return 0;
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ void iwl_dump_csr(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 #define DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(name, parent, mode) do {			\
 	if (!debugfs_create_file(#name, mode, parent, trans,		\
 				 &iwl_dbgfs_##name##_ops))		\
-		return -ENOMEM;						\
+		goto err;						\
 } while (0)
 
 /* file operation */
@@ -2033,6 +2033,10 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(fh_reg, dir, S_IRUSR);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(fw_restart, dir, S_IWUSR);
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	IWL_ERR(trans, "failed to create the trans debugfs entry\n");
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 #else
 static int iwl_trans_pcie_dbgfs_register(struct iwl_trans *trans,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index 6baf8deef51..392d2bc5e35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ static int iwl_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 	u16 copy_size, cmd_size;
 	bool had_nocopy = false;
 	int i;
-	u8 *cmd_dest;
+	u32 cmd_pos;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING
 	const void *trace_bufs[IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS + 1] = {};
 	int trace_lens[IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS + 1] = {};
@@ -584,15 +584,31 @@ static int iwl_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 					 INDEX_TO_SEQ(q->write_ptr));
 
 	/* and copy the data that needs to be copied */
-
-	cmd_dest = out_cmd->payload;
+	cmd_pos = offsetof(struct iwl_device_cmd, payload);
 	for (i = 0; i < IWL_MAX_CMD_TFDS; i++) {
 		if (!cmd->len[i])
 			continue;
 		if (cmd->dataflags[i] & IWL_HCMD_DFL_NOCOPY)
 			break;
-		memcpy(cmd_dest, cmd->data[i], cmd->len[i]);
-		cmd_dest += cmd->len[i];
+		memcpy((u8 *)out_cmd + cmd_pos, cmd->data[i], cmd->len[i]);
+		cmd_pos += cmd->len[i];
+	}
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(txq->entries[idx].copy_cmd);
+
+	/*
+	 * since out_cmd will be the source address of the FH, it will write
+	 * the retry count there. So when the user needs to receivce the HCMD
+	 * that corresponds to the response in the response handler, it needs
+	 * to set CMD_WANT_HCMD.
+	 */
+	if (cmd->flags & CMD_WANT_HCMD) {
+		txq->entries[idx].copy_cmd =
+			kmemdup(out_cmd, cmd_pos, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (unlikely(!txq->entries[idx].copy_cmd)) {
+			idx = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_HC(trans,