netdev - [PATCH] net: eth: altera: Fix the initial device operstate

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Date:	Tue, 8 Sep 2015 18:15:41 +0900
From:	Atsushi Nemoto <nemoto@...hiba-tops.co.jp>
To:	Vince Bridgers <vbridger@...nsource.altera.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] net: eth: altera: Fix the initial device operstate

Call netif_carrier_off() prior to register_netdev(), otherwise
userspace can see incorrect link state.

Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <nemoto@...hiba-tops.co.jp>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
index 3ade46c..91fd718 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ static int altera_tse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->tx_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->rxdma_irq_lock);
 
+	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 	ret = register_netdev(ndev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register TSE net device\n");
-- 
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