commit 21d27973b264192a4ccd6488b1487f07293b11c8
Author: Corcodel Marian <asu@192-168-0-3.rdsnet.ro>
Date:   Sat Jul 11 21:19:57 2015 +0300

     Committer: Corcodel Marian <asu@192-168-0-3.rdsnet.ro>
     Add exception when nonexistent link occur because orig func
     is void format instead of int.
    
     On branch master
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     Changes to be committed:
    	modified:   drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 410c1ee..7465ec4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -7643,6 +7643,12 @@ static int rtl_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	tp->saved_wolopts = 0;
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
+	if (!tp->link_ok(ioaddr)) {
+			netif_carrier_off(dev);
+		netif_info(tp, ifdown, dev, "link down\n");
+		pm_schedule_suspend(&tp->pci_dev->dev, 200);
+	  goto out; 
+	}
 
 	rtl8169_check_link_status(dev, tp, ioaddr);
 out: