netdev - Re: [PATCH] sky2: set carrier off in probe

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Date:	Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:12:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bphilips@...e.de
Cc:	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sky2: set carrier off in probe

From: Brandon Philips <bphilips@...e.de>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:51:28 -0700

> The right thing to do is up the interface first before looking at the
> the Link state, and I told them to do that, but I figured that this
> patch made sense too to fix the initial buglet.

It is not valid to expect link status before bringing the interface
up.

Otherwise, if link status is expected in this case, drivers cannot
fully power down all elements of the chip when the device is not even
brought up.
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