netdev - [PATCH] skge: don't mark carrier down at start

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Date:	Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:44:49 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, gbillios@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH] skge: don't mark carrier down at start

The API for network devices has changed so that setting carrier
off at probe is no longer required. This should fix the IPv6 addrconf
issue.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>


--- a/drivers/net/skge.c	2011-02-23 16:40:36.351045685 -0800
+++ b/drivers/net/skge.c	2011-02-23 16:40:48.315136410 -0800
@@ -3856,9 +3856,6 @@ static struct net_device *skge_devinit(s
 	memcpy_fromio(dev->dev_addr, hw->regs + B2_MAC_1 + port*8, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
-	/* device is off until link detection */
-	netif_carrier_off(dev);
-
 	return dev;
 }
 
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