diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index 275607a74841..9a8c953b14b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -886,6 +886,8 @@ static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_rx_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 
 static void ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_reg_in_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 {
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+	dump_stack();
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&hif_dev->reg_in_submitted);
 }
 
@@ -895,6 +897,9 @@ static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_reg_in_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+	dump_stack();
+
 	init_usb_anchor(&hif_dev->reg_in_submitted);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_REG_IN_URB_NUM; i++) {
@@ -949,6 +954,8 @@ static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_reg_in_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 
 static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 {
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+	dump_stack();
 	/* Register Write */
 	init_usb_anchor(&hif_dev->regout_submitted);
 
@@ -975,6 +982,8 @@ static int ath9k_hif_usb_alloc_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 
 static void ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_urbs(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev)
 {
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+	dump_stack();
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&hif_dev->regout_submitted);
 	ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_reg_in_urbs(hif_dev);
 	ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_tx_urbs(hif_dev);
@@ -1159,6 +1168,7 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev = context;
 	int ret;
 
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 	if (!fw) {
 		ret = ath9k_hif_request_firmware(hif_dev, false);
 		if (!ret)
@@ -1170,6 +1180,7 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 		goto err_fw;
 	}
 
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 	hif_dev->htc_handle = ath9k_htc_hw_alloc(hif_dev, &hif_usb,
 						 &hif_dev->udev->dev);
 	if (hif_dev->htc_handle == NULL)
@@ -1195,7 +1206,9 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	}
 
 	release_firmware(fw);
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 	hif_dev->flags |= HIF_USB_READY;
+	smp_mb();
 	complete_all(&hif_dev->fw_done);
 
 	return;
@@ -1203,6 +1216,7 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 err_htc_hw_init:
 	ath9k_hif_usb_dev_deinit(hif_dev);
 err_dev_init:
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 	ath9k_htc_hw_free(hif_dev->htc_handle);
 err_dev_alloc:
 	release_firmware(fw);
@@ -1300,6 +1314,8 @@ static int ath9k_hif_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_fw_req;
 
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+
 	return ret;
 
 err_fw_req:
@@ -1339,7 +1355,10 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 
 	wait_for_completion(&hif_dev->fw_done);
 
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+	smp_mb();
 	if (hif_dev->flags & HIF_USB_READY) {
+		printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 		ath9k_htc_hw_deinit(hif_dev->htc_handle, unplugged);
 		ath9k_hif_usb_dev_deinit(hif_dev);
 		smp_mb();
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
index 018898070669..e0b663bf164e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ struct htc_target *ath9k_htc_hw_alloc(void *hif_handle,
 
 void ath9k_htc_hw_free(struct htc_target *htc)
 {
+	printk("ath9k_debug %s, %d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+	dump_stack();
 	kfree(htc);
 }