ath9k: distinguish between device initialization and ath_softc init

[linux-2.6.git] / drivers / net / wireless / ath / ath9k / main.c

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 751d803e1bc47e1a02265bcd0018fecfa238cb05..91bffc91bbb03025ea8c0a883b67383ae4593b86 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1292,7 +1292,13 @@ static int ath9k_reg_notifier(struct wiphy *wiphy,
        return ath_reg_notifier_apply(wiphy, request, reg);
 }
 
-static int ath_init(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc)
+/*
+ * Initialize and fill ath_softc, ath_sofct is the
+ * "Software Carrier" struct. Historically it has existed
+ * to allow the separation between hardware specific
+ * variables (now in ath_hw) and driver specific variables.
+ */
+static int ath_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
        struct ath_hw *ah = NULL;
        int r = 0, i;
@@ -1558,7 +1564,8 @@ void ath_set_hw_capab(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
                        &sc->sbands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ];
 }
 
-int ath_attach(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc)
+/* Device driver core initialization */
+int ath_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
        struct ieee80211_hw *hw = sc->hw;
        int error = 0, i;
@@ -1566,7 +1573,7 @@ int ath_attach(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc)
 
        DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DBG_CONFIG, "Attach ATH hw\n");
 
-       error = ath_init(devid, sc);
+       error = ath_init_softc(devid, sc);
        if (error != 0)
                return error;