* [patch 2.6.12-rc6] b44: check link state during open
@ 2005-06-08 19:11 John W. Linville
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From: John W. Linville @ 2005-06-08 19:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel, netdev; +Cc: jgarzik
Check the link state during b44_open. This closes a 1 HZ window
that existed after b44_open ran but before the b44_timer handler ran,
during which ethtool would report "Link detected: yes" no matter what
the link state actually was.
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
---
drivers/net/b44.c | 3 +++
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
--- linux-2.6.12-rc6/drivers/net/b44.c.orig 2005-06-08 14:52:35.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc6/drivers/net/b44.c 2005-06-08 14:52:43.000000000 -0400
@@ -1285,6 +1285,9 @@ static int b44_open(struct net_device *d
b44_init_hw(bp);
bp->flags |= B44_FLAG_INIT_COMPLETE;
+ netif_carrier_off(dev);
+ b44_check_phy(bp);
+
spin_unlock_irq(&bp->lock);
init_timer(&bp->timer);
--
John W. Linville
linville@tuxdriver.com
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