In commit 66cffd6daab7 ("b43: fix transmit failure when VT is switched"), a condition is noted where the network controller needs to be reset. Note that this situation happens when running the open-source firmware (http://netweb.ing.unibs.it/~openfwwf/), plus a number of other special conditions.

for a different card model, it is reported that this change breaks operation running the proprietary firmware (https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=153504546924558&w=2). Rather than reverting the previous patch, the code is tweaked to avoid the reset unless the open-source firmware is being used.

Fixes: 66cffd6daab7 ("b43: fix transmit failure when VT is switched") Cc: Stable stable@vger.kernel.org # 4.18+ Cc: Taketo Kabe kabe@sra-tohoku.co.jp Reported-and-tested-by: D. Prabhu d.praabhu@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Larry Finger Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net --- drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c index 6b0e1ec346cb..d46d57b989ae 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/dma.c @@ -1518,13 +1518,15 @@ void b43_dma_handle_txstatus(struct b43_wldev *dev, } } else { /* More than a single header/data pair were missed. - * Report this error, and reset the controller to + * Report this error. If running with open-source + * firmware, then reset the controller to * revive operation. */ b43dbg(dev->wl, "Out of order TX status report on DMA ring %d. Expected %d, but got %d\n", ring->index, firstused, slot); - b43_controller_restart(dev, "Out of order TX"); + if (dev->fw.opensource) + b43_controller_restart(dev, "Out of order TX"); return; } }