3 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 081cbc9ec736..c942255aa1db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include <net/ieee80211_radiotap.h>
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-op-mode.h"
 #include "iwl-io.h"
 #include "mvm.h"
@@ -1129,9 +1130,30 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_MAC80211_GET_MVM(hw);
 	int ret;
+	int retry, max_retry = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
-	ret = __iwl_mvm_mac_start(mvm);
+
+	/* we are starting the mac not in error flow, and restart is enabled */
+	if (!test_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_HW_RESTART_REQUESTED, &mvm->status) &&
+	    iwlwifi_mod_params.fw_restart) {
+		max_retry = IWL_MAX_INIT_RETRY;
+		/*
+		 * This will prevent mac80211 recovery flows to trigger during
+		 * init failures
+		 */
+		set_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_STARTING, &mvm->status);
+	}
+
+	for (retry = 0; retry <= max_retry; retry++) {
+		ret = __iwl_mvm_mac_start(mvm);
+		if (!ret)
+			break;
+
+		IWL_ERR(mvm, "mac start retry %d\n", retry);
+	}
+	clear_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_STARTING, &mvm->status);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 5f1ecbb6fb71..b06a9da753ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -1167,6 +1167,8 @@ struct iwl_mvm {
  * @IWL_MVM_STATUS_ROC_AUX_RUNNING: AUX remain-on-channel is running
  * @IWL_MVM_STATUS_FIRMWARE_RUNNING: firmware is running
  * @IWL_MVM_STATUS_NEED_FLUSH_P2P: need to flush P2P bcast STA
+ * @IWL_MVM_STATUS_STARTING: starting mac,
+ *	used to disable restart flow while in STARTING state
  */
 enum iwl_mvm_status {
 	IWL_MVM_STATUS_HW_RFKILL,
@@ -1177,6 +1179,7 @@ enum iwl_mvm_status {
 	IWL_MVM_STATUS_ROC_AUX_RUNNING,
 	IWL_MVM_STATUS_FIRMWARE_RUNNING,
 	IWL_MVM_STATUS_NEED_FLUSH_P2P,
+	IWL_MVM_STATUS_STARTING,
 };
 
 /* Keep track of completed init configuration */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index a9aab6c690e8..5973eecbc037 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -1288,6 +1288,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_nic_restart(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool fw_error)
 	 */
 	if (!mvm->fw_restart && fw_error) {
 		iwl_fw_error_collect(&mvm->fwrt);
+	} else if (test_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_STARTING,
+			    &mvm->status)) {
+		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Starting mac, retry will be triggered anyway\n");
 	} else if (test_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_IN_HW_RESTART, &mvm->status)) {
 		struct iwl_mvm_reprobe *reprobe;