--- linux-2.6.12/drivers/net/wireless/atmel.c	2005-06-17 20:48:29.000000000 +0100
+++ atmel.c	2005-08-19 16:10:07.000000000 +0100
@@ -3680,8 +3680,14 @@
 							firmware_modifier[i], fw_table[fw_index].fw_file_ext);
 						priv->firmware_id[31] = '\0';
 						if (request_firmware(&fw_entry, priv->firmware_id, priv->sys_dev) == 0) {
-							success = 1;
-							break;
+							if(priv->firmware=kmalloc(fw_entry->size,GFP_KERNEL)) {
+								success = 1;
+								break;
+							} else {
+								printk(KERN_ALERT "%s: kmalloc for firmware image failed, cannot start.\n",dev->name);
+								release_firmware(fw_entry);
+								break;
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -3696,6 +3702,8 @@
 			
 			fw = fw_entry->data;
 			len = fw_entry->size;
+			memcpy(priv->firmware,fw,len);
+			priv->firmware_length=len;
 		}
 		
 	        if (len <= 0x6000) {