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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Tell linkwatch about new interfaces
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:22:48 -0700 (PDT)
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From: "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:48:04 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)

> Dave, if we move the netif_carrier_off call to our dev->open like tg3 has, 
> do you think this is sufficient?

Yes.

> e1000e: indicate link down at load
> 
> From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
> 
> same kind of patch as e1000, let driver explicitly push link state
> once link comes up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>

I'll wait to get this via Jeff Kirsher.

Thanks.