1 files changed, 24 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/mdev.c b/util-linux/mdev.c
index 0a34122b4..c4829a596 100644
--- a/util-linux/mdev.c
+++ b/util-linux/mdev.c
@@ -661,37 +661,45 @@ static int FAST_FUNC dirAction(const char *fileName UNUSED_PARAM,
 static void load_firmware(const char *firmware, const char *sysfs_path)
 {
         int cnt;
-        int firmware_fd, loading_fd, data_fd;
+        int firmware_fd, loading_fd;
 
         /* check for /lib/firmware/$FIRMWARE */
         xchdir("/lib/firmware");
-        firmware_fd = xopen(firmware, O_RDONLY);
-
-        /* in case we goto out ... */
-        data_fd = -1;
+        firmware_fd = open(firmware, O_RDONLY); /* can fail */
 
         /* check for /sys/$DEVPATH/loading ... give 30 seconds to appear */
         xchdir(sysfs_path);
         for (cnt = 0; cnt < 30; ++cnt) {
                 loading_fd = open("loading", O_WRONLY);
-                if (loading_fd != -1)
+                if (loading_fd >= 0)
                         goto loading;
                 sleep(1);
         }
         goto out;
 
  loading:
-        /* tell kernel we're loading by "echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading" */
-        if (full_write(loading_fd, "1", 1) != 1)
-                goto out;
-
-        /* load firmware into /sys/$DEVPATH/data */
-        data_fd = open("data", O_WRONLY);
-        if (data_fd == -1)
-                goto out;
-        cnt = bb_copyfd_eof(firmware_fd, data_fd);
+        cnt = 0;
+        if (firmware_fd >= 0) {
+                int data_fd;
+
+                /* tell kernel we're loading by "echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading" */
+                if (full_write(loading_fd, "1", 1) != 1)
+                        goto out;
+
+                /* load firmware into /sys/$DEVPATH/data */
+                data_fd = open("data", O_WRONLY);
+                if (data_fd < 0)
+                        goto out;
+                cnt = bb_copyfd_eof(firmware_fd, data_fd);
+                if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
+                        close(data_fd);
+        }
 
-        /* tell kernel result by "echo [0|-1] > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading" */
+        /* Tell kernel result by "echo [0|-1] > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading"
+         * Note: we emit -1 if firmware file wasn't found.
+         * There are cases when otherwise kernel would wait for minutes
+         * before timing out.
+         */
         if (cnt > 0)
                 full_write(loading_fd, "0", 1);
         else
@@ -701,7 +709,6 @@ static void load_firmware(const char *firmware, const char *sysfs_path)
         if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) {
                 close(firmware_fd);
                 close(loading_fd);
-                close(data_fd);
         }
 }