From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Hutchings Subject: [PATCH net-next 16/16] sfc: Fix the initial device operstate Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:53:25 +0100 Message-ID: <1345838005.2694.38.camel@bwh-desktop.uk.solarflarecom.com> References: <1345837574.2694.22.camel@bwh-desktop.uk.solarflarecom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: , To: David Miller Return-path: Received: from webmail.solarflare.com ([12.187.104.25]:56860 "EHLO ocex02.SolarFlarecom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760165Ab2HXTx2 (ORCPT ); Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:53:28 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1345837574.2694.22.camel@bwh-desktop.uk.solarflarecom.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Following commit 8f4cccb ('net: Set device operstate at registration time') it is now correct and preferable to set the carrier off before registering a device. Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings --- drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c | 6 +++--- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c index 92f0020..a606db4 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c @@ -2120,6 +2120,9 @@ static int efx_register_netdev(struct efx_nic *efx) goto fail_locked; efx_update_name(efx); + /* Always start with carrier off; PHY events will detect the link */ + netif_carrier_off(net_dev); + rc = register_netdevice(net_dev); if (rc) goto fail_locked; @@ -2130,9 +2133,6 @@ static int efx_register_netdev(struct efx_nic *efx) efx_init_tx_queue_core_txq(tx_queue); } - /* Always start with carrier off; PHY events will detect the link */ - netif_carrier_off(net_dev); - rtnl_unlock(); rc = device_create_file(&efx->pci_dev->dev, &dev_attr_phy_type); -- 1.7.7.6 -- Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job. They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.