Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] wifi: rtw88: clear RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING on stop and start failure

[Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>]

On November 12, 2026 2:13:59 PM GMT+01:00, Kalpesh Solanki
<skalpesh942@gmail.com> wrote:
>When mac80211 stops or suspends the device without WoWLAN,
>drv_reconfig_complete() is never invoked with
>IEEE80211_RECONFIG_TYPE_RESTART. If firmware recovery was in flight
>during this transition, RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING remains set permanently,
>blocking all subsequent firmware recoveries until the module is reloaded.
>
>Similarly, if rtw_core_start() fails during drv_start() in a recovery
>restart, local->started remains false. When mac80211 cleans up via
>cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces(), drv_stop() returns early without
>calling rtw_ops_stop(), leaving RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING set permanently on
>hardware that failed to recover.
>
>Clear RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING in rtw_ops_stop(), as well as in
>rtw_ops_start() when rtw_core_start() returns an error, ensuring the
>driver always exits the restarting state on error or teardown.
>
>Fixes: 5c831644e1f4 ("rtw88: handle and recover when firmware crash")
>Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
>Signed-off-by: Kalpesh Solanki <skalpesh942@gmail.com>
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You seem to have missed it in v4 so please pick up this tag in v6.

Reviewed-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>

Best regards,
Luka Gejak