return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_status_read(struct file *file,
+                                               char __user *user_buf,
+                                               size_t count, loff_t *ppos) {
+
+       struct iwl_priv *priv = (struct iwl_priv *)file->private_data;
+       char buf[512];
+       int pos = 0;
+       const size_t bufsz = sizeof(buf);
+
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_HCMD_ACTIVE:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_HCMD_ACTIVE, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_HCMD_SYNC_ACTIVE: %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_HCMD_SYNC_ACTIVE, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_INT_ENABLED:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_INT_ENABLED, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_RF_KILL_HW:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_RF_KILL_HW, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_RF_KILL_SW:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_RF_KILL_SW, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_INIT:\t\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_INIT, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_ALIVE:\t\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_ALIVE, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_READY:\t\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_TEMPERATURE:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_TEMPERATURE, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_GEO_CONFIGURED:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_GEO_CONFIGURED, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_EXIT_PENDING:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_IN_SUSPEND:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_IN_SUSPEND, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_STATISTICS:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_STATISTICS, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_SCANNING:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_SCANNING, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_SCAN_ABORTING:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_SCAN_ABORTING, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_SCAN_HW:\t\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_SCAN_HW, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_POWER_PMI:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_POWER_PMI, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_FW_ERROR:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &priv->status));
+       pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos, "STATUS_MODE_PENDING:\t %d\n",
+               test_bit(STATUS_MODE_PENDING, &priv->status));
+       return simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, pos);
+}
+
 DEBUGFS_READ_WRITE_FILE_OPS(sram);
 DEBUGFS_WRITE_FILE_OPS(log_event);
 DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(eeprom);
 DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(rx_statistics);
 DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(tx_statistics);
 DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(channels);
+DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(status);
 
 /*
  * Create the debugfs files and directories
        DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(rx_statistics, data);
        DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(tx_statistics, data);
        DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(channels, data);
-       DEBUGFS_ADD_X32(status, data, (u32 *)&priv->status);
+       DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(status, data);
        DEBUGFS_ADD_BOOL(disable_sensitivity, rf, &priv->disable_sens_cal);
        DEBUGFS_ADD_BOOL(disable_chain_noise, rf,
                         &priv->disable_chain_noise_cal);
        DEBUGFS_REMOVE(priv->dbgfs->dbgfs_data_files.file_log_event);
        DEBUGFS_REMOVE(priv->dbgfs->dbgfs_data_files.file_stations);
        DEBUGFS_REMOVE(priv->dbgfs->dbgfs_data_files.file_channels);
+       DEBUGFS_REMOVE(priv->dbgfs->dbgfs_data_files.file_status);
        DEBUGFS_REMOVE(priv->dbgfs->dir_data);
        DEBUGFS_REMOVE(priv->dbgfs->dbgfs_rf_files.file_disable_sensitivity);
        DEBUGFS_REMOVE(priv->dbgfs->dbgfs_rf_files.file_disable_chain_noise);