diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2011 Atheros Communications Inc.
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "core.h"
+#include "hif-ops.h"
+#include "target.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+static int ath6kl_get_bmi_cmd_credits(struct ath6kl *ar)
+{
+	u32 addr;
+	unsigned long timeout;
+	int ret;
+
+	ar->bmi.cmd_credits = 0;
+
+	/* Read the counter register to get the command credits */
+	addr = COUNT_DEC_ADDRESS + (HTC_MAILBOX_NUM_MAX + ENDPOINT1) * 4;
+
+	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(BMI_COMMUNICATION_TIMEOUT);
+	while (time_before(jiffies, timeout) && !ar->bmi.cmd_credits) {
+
+		/*
+		 * Hit the credit counter with a 4-byte access, the first byte
+		 * read will hit the counter and cause a decrement, while the
+		 * remaining 3 bytes has no effect. The rationale behind this
+		 * is to make all HIF accesses 4-byte aligned.
+		 */
+		ret = hif_read_write_sync(ar, addr,
+					 (u8 *)&ar->bmi.cmd_credits, 4,
+					 HIF_RD_SYNC_BYTE_INC);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath6kl_err("Unable to decrement the command "
+				   "credit count register: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		/* The counter is only 8 bits.
+		 * Ignore anything in the upper 3 bytes
+		 */
+		ar->bmi.cmd_credits &= 0xFF;
+	}
+
+	if (!ar->bmi.cmd_credits) {
+		ath6kl_err("%s bmi communication timeout\n", __func__);
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ath6kl_bmi_get_rx_lkahd(struct ath6kl *ar, bool need_timeout)
+{
+	unsigned long timeout;
+	u32 rx_word = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(BMI_COMMUNICATION_TIMEOUT);
+	while ((!need_timeout || time_before(jiffies, timeout)) && !rx_word) {
+		ret = hif_read_write_sync(ar, RX_LOOKAHEAD_VALID_ADDRESS,
+					  (u8 *)&rx_word, sizeof(rx_word),
+					  HIF_RD_SYNC_BYTE_INC);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath6kl_err("unable to read RX_LOOKAHEAD_VALID\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		 /* all we really want is one bit */
+		rx_word &= (1 << ENDPOINT1);
+	}
+
+	if (!rx_word) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi_recv_buf FIFO empty\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(struct ath6kl *ar, u8 *buf, u32 len)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 addr;
+
+	ret = ath6kl_get_bmi_cmd_credits(ar);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	addr = ar->mbox_info.htc_addr;
+
+	ret = hif_read_write_sync(ar, addr, buf, len,
+				  HIF_WR_SYNC_BYTE_INC);
+	if (ret)
+		ath6kl_err("unable to send the bmi data to the device\n");
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int ath6kl_bmi_recv_buf(struct ath6kl *ar,
+			u8 *buf, u32 len, bool want_timeout)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 addr;
+
+	/*
+	 * During normal bootup, small reads may be required.
+	 * Rather than issue an HIF Read and then wait as the Target
+	 * adds successive bytes to the FIFO, we wait here until
+	 * we know that response data is available.
+	 *
+	 * This allows us to cleanly timeout on an unexpected
+	 * Target failure rather than risk problems at the HIF level.
+	 * In particular, this avoids SDIO timeouts and possibly garbage
+	 * data on some host controllers.  And on an interconnect
+	 * such as Compact Flash (as well as some SDIO masters) which
+	 * does not provide any indication on data timeout, it avoids
+	 * a potential hang or garbage response.
+	 *
+	 * Synchronization is more difficult for reads larger than the
+	 * size of the MBOX FIFO (128B), because the Target is unable
+	 * to push the 129th byte of data until AFTER the Host posts an
+	 * HIF Read and removes some FIFO data.  So for large reads the
+	 * Host proceeds to post an HIF Read BEFORE all the data is
+	 * actually available to read.  Fortunately, large BMI reads do
+	 * not occur in practice -- they're supported for debug/development.
+	 *
+	 * So Host/Target BMI synchronization is divided into these cases:
+	 *  CASE 1: length < 4
+	 *        Should not happen
+	 *
+	 *  CASE 2: 4 <= length <= 128
+	 *        Wait for first 4 bytes to be in FIFO
+	 *        If CONSERVATIVE_BMI_READ is enabled, also wait for
+	 *        a BMI command credit, which indicates that the ENTIRE
+	 *        response is available in the the FIFO
+	 *
+	 *  CASE 3: length > 128
+	 *        Wait for the first 4 bytes to be in FIFO
+	 *
+	 * For most uses, a small timeout should be sufficient and we will
+	 * usually see a response quickly; but there may be some unusual
+	 * (debug) cases of BMI_EXECUTE where we want an larger timeout.
+	 * For now, we use an unbounded busy loop while waiting for
+	 * BMI_EXECUTE.
+	 *
+	 * If BMI_EXECUTE ever needs to support longer-latency execution,
+	 * especially in production, this code needs to be enhanced to sleep
+	 * and yield.  Also note that BMI_COMMUNICATION_TIMEOUT is currently
+	 * a function of Host processor speed.
+	 */
+	if (len >= 4) { /* NB: Currently, always true */
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_get_rx_lkahd(ar, want_timeout);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	addr = ar->mbox_info.htc_addr;
+	ret = hif_read_write_sync(ar, addr, buf, len,
+				  HIF_RD_SYNC_BYTE_INC);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to read the bmi data "
+			   "from the device: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_done(struct ath6kl *ar)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 cid = BMI_DONE;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI, "bmi done skipped\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ar->bmi.done_sent = true;
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, (u8 *)&cid, sizeof(cid));
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to send bmi done: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ath6kl_bmi_cleanup(ar);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_get_target_info(struct ath6kl *ar,
+			       struct ath6kl_bmi_target_info *targ_info)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 cid = BMI_GET_TARGET_INFO;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, (u8 *)&cid, sizeof(cid));
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to send get target info: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_recv_buf(ar, (u8 *)&targ_info->version,
+			sizeof(targ_info->version), true);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to recv target info: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (le32_to_cpu(targ_info->version) == TARGET_VERSION_SENTINAL) {
+		/* Determine how many bytes are in the Target's targ_info */
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_recv_buf(ar,
+				   (u8 *)&targ_info->byte_count,
+				   sizeof(targ_info->byte_count),
+				   true);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath6kl_err("unable to read target info "
+				   "byte count: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * The target's targ_info doesn't match the host's targ_info.
+		 * We need to do some backwards compatibility to make this work.
+		 */
+		if (le32_to_cpu(targ_info->byte_count) != sizeof(*targ_info)) {
+			WARN_ON(1);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/* Read the remainder of the targ_info */
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_recv_buf(ar,
+				   ((u8 *)targ_info) +
+				   sizeof(targ_info->byte_count),
+				   sizeof(*targ_info) -
+				   sizeof(targ_info->byte_count),
+				   true);
+
+		if (ret) {
+			ath6kl_err("Unable to read target info "
+				   "(%d bytes): %d\n",
+				   targ_info->byte_count, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI, "target info (ver: 0x%x type: 0x%x)\n",
+		targ_info->version, targ_info->type);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_read(struct ath6kl *ar, u32 addr, u8 *buf, u32 len)
+{
+	u32 cid = BMI_READ_MEMORY;
+	int ret;
+	u32 offset;
+	u32 len_remain, rx_len;
+	u16 size;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	size = BMI_DATASZ_MAX + sizeof(cid) + sizeof(addr) + sizeof(len);
+	if (size > MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memset(ar->bmi.cmd_buf, 0, size);
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI,
+		   "bmi read memory: device: addr: 0x%x, len: %d\n",
+		   addr, len);
+
+	len_remain = len;
+
+	while (len_remain) {
+		rx_len = (len_remain < BMI_DATASZ_MAX) ?
+					len_remain : BMI_DATASZ_MAX;
+		offset = 0;
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &cid, sizeof(cid));
+		offset += sizeof(cid);
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &addr, sizeof(addr));
+		offset += sizeof(addr);
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &rx_len, sizeof(rx_len));
+		offset += sizeof(len);
+
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, offset);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath6kl_err("Unable to write to the device: %d\n",
+				   ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_recv_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, rx_len, true);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath6kl_err("Unable to read from the device: %d\n",
+				   ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		memcpy(&buf[len - len_remain], ar->bmi.cmd_buf, rx_len);
+		len_remain -= rx_len; addr += rx_len;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_write(struct ath6kl *ar, u32 addr, u8 *buf, u32 len)
+{
+	u32 cid = BMI_WRITE_MEMORY;
+	int ret;
+	u32 offset;
+	u32 len_remain, tx_len;
+	const u32 header = sizeof(cid) + sizeof(addr) + sizeof(len);
+	u8 aligned_buf[BMI_DATASZ_MAX];
+	u8 *src;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	if ((BMI_DATASZ_MAX + header) > MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	memset(ar->bmi.cmd_buf, 0, BMI_DATASZ_MAX + header);
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI,
+		  "bmi write memory: addr: 0x%x, len: %d\n", addr, len);
+
+	len_remain = len;
+	while (len_remain) {
+		src = &buf[len - len_remain];
+
+		if (len_remain < (BMI_DATASZ_MAX - header)) {
+			if (len_remain & 3) {
+				/* align it with 4 bytes */
+				len_remain = len_remain +
+					     (4 - (len_remain & 3));
+				memcpy(aligned_buf, src, len_remain);
+				src = aligned_buf;
+			}
+			tx_len = len_remain;
+		} else {
+			tx_len = (BMI_DATASZ_MAX - header);
+		}
+
+		offset = 0;
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &cid, sizeof(cid));
+		offset += sizeof(cid);
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &addr, sizeof(addr));
+		offset += sizeof(addr);
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &tx_len, sizeof(tx_len));
+		offset += sizeof(tx_len);
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), src, tx_len);
+		offset += tx_len;
+
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, offset);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath6kl_err("Unable to write to the device: %d\n",
+				   ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		len_remain -= tx_len; addr += tx_len;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_execute(struct ath6kl *ar, u32 addr, u32 *param)
+{
+	u32 cid = BMI_EXECUTE;
+	int ret;
+	u32 offset;
+	u16 size;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	size = sizeof(cid) + sizeof(addr) + sizeof(param);
+	if (size > MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memset(ar->bmi.cmd_buf, 0, size);
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI, "bmi execute: addr: 0x%x, "
+		"param: %d)\n", addr, *param);
+
+	offset = 0;
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &cid, sizeof(cid));
+	offset += sizeof(cid);
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &addr, sizeof(addr));
+	offset += sizeof(addr);
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), param, sizeof(*param));
+	offset += sizeof(*param);
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, offset);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to write to the device: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_recv_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, sizeof(*param), false);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to read from the device: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(param, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, sizeof(*param));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_set_app_start(struct ath6kl *ar, u32 addr)
+{
+	u32 cid = BMI_SET_APP_START;
+	int ret;
+	u32 offset;
+	u16 size;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	size = sizeof(cid) + sizeof(addr);
+	if (size > MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memset(ar->bmi.cmd_buf, 0, size);
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI, "bmi set app start: addr: 0x%x\n", addr);
+
+	offset = 0;
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &cid, sizeof(cid));
+	offset += sizeof(cid);
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &addr, sizeof(addr));
+	offset += sizeof(addr);
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, offset);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to write to the device: %d\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_reg_read(struct ath6kl *ar, u32 addr, u32 *param)
+{
+	u32 cid = BMI_READ_SOC_REGISTER;
+	int ret;
+	u32 offset;
+	u16 size;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	size = sizeof(cid) + sizeof(addr);
+	if (size > MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memset(ar->bmi.cmd_buf, 0, size);
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI, "bmi read SOC reg: addr: 0x%x\n", addr);
+
+	offset = 0;
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &cid, sizeof(cid));
+	offset += sizeof(cid);
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &addr, sizeof(addr));
+	offset += sizeof(addr);
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, offset);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to write to the device: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_recv_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, sizeof(*param), true);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to read from the device: %d\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	memcpy(param, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, sizeof(*param));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_reg_write(struct ath6kl *ar, u32 addr, u32 param)
+{
+	u32 cid = BMI_WRITE_SOC_REGISTER;
+	int ret;
+	u32 offset;
+	u16 size;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	size = sizeof(cid) + sizeof(addr) + sizeof(param);
+	if (size > MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memset(ar->bmi.cmd_buf, 0, size);
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI,
+		   "bmi write SOC reg: addr: 0x%x, param: %d\n",
+		    addr, param);
+
+	offset = 0;
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &cid, sizeof(cid));
+	offset += sizeof(cid);
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &addr, sizeof(addr));
+	offset += sizeof(addr);
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &param, sizeof(param));
+	offset += sizeof(param);
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, offset);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to write to the device: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_lz_data(struct ath6kl *ar, u8 *buf, u32 len)
+{
+	u32 cid = BMI_LZ_DATA;
+	int ret;
+	u32 offset;
+	u32 len_remain, tx_len;
+	const u32 header = sizeof(cid) + sizeof(len);
+	u16 size;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	size = BMI_DATASZ_MAX + header;
+	if (size > MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memset(ar->bmi.cmd_buf, 0, size);
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI, "bmi send LZ data: len: %d)\n",
+		   len);
+
+	len_remain = len;
+	while (len_remain) {
+		tx_len = (len_remain < (BMI_DATASZ_MAX - header)) ?
+			  len_remain : (BMI_DATASZ_MAX - header);
+
+		offset = 0;
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &cid, sizeof(cid));
+		offset += sizeof(cid);
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &tx_len, sizeof(tx_len));
+		offset += sizeof(tx_len);
+		memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &buf[len - len_remain],
+			tx_len);
+		offset += tx_len;
+
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, offset);
+		if (ret) {
+			ath6kl_err("Unable to write to the device: %d\n",
+				   ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		len_remain -= tx_len;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_lz_stream_start(struct ath6kl *ar, u32 addr)
+{
+	u32 cid = BMI_LZ_STREAM_START;
+	int ret;
+	u32 offset;
+	u16 size;
+
+	if (ar->bmi.done_sent) {
+		ath6kl_err("bmi done sent already, cmd %d disallowed\n", cid);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	size = sizeof(cid) + sizeof(addr);
+	if (size > MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	memset(ar->bmi.cmd_buf, 0, size);
+
+	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_BMI,
+		   "bmi LZ stream start: addr: 0x%x)\n",
+		    addr);
+
+	offset = 0;
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &cid, sizeof(cid));
+	offset += sizeof(cid);
+	memcpy(&(ar->bmi.cmd_buf[offset]), &addr, sizeof(addr));
+	offset += sizeof(addr);
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_send_buf(ar, ar->bmi.cmd_buf, offset);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_err("Unable to start LZ stream to the device: %d\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_fast_download(struct ath6kl *ar, u32 addr, u8 *buf, u32 len)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 last_word = 0;
+	u32 last_word_offset = len & ~0x3;
+	u32 unaligned_bytes = len & 0x3;
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_lz_stream_start(ar, addr);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (unaligned_bytes) {
+		/* copy the last word into a zero padded buffer */
+		memcpy(&last_word, &buf[last_word_offset], unaligned_bytes);
+	}
+
+	ret = ath6kl_bmi_lz_data(ar, buf, last_word_offset);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (unaligned_bytes)
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_lz_data(ar, (u8 *)&last_word, 4);
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		/* Close compressed stream and open a new (fake) one.
+		 * This serves mainly to flush Target caches. */
+		ret = ath6kl_bmi_lz_stream_start(ar, 0x00);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int ath6kl_bmi_init(struct ath6kl *ar)
+{
+	ar->bmi.cmd_buf = kzalloc(MAX_BMI_CMDBUF_SZ, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	if (!ar->bmi.cmd_buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void ath6kl_bmi_cleanup(struct ath6kl *ar)
+{
+	kfree(ar->bmi.cmd_buf);
+	ar->bmi.cmd_buf = NULL;
+}
