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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c10
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index c79e6638c88..e4d6dc2e37d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -4827,8 +4827,14 @@ static int b43_op_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
out_mutex_unlock:
mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
- /* reload configuration */
- b43_op_config(hw, ~0);
+ /*
+ * Configuration may have been overwritten during initialization.
+ * Reload the configuration, but only if initialization was
+ * successful. Reloading the configuration after a failed init
+ * may hang the system.
+ */
+ if (!err)
+ b43_op_config(hw, ~0);
return err;
}