linux-kernel - [020/117] sfc: Always close net device at the end of a disabling reset

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Date:	Mon, 10 May 2010 15:31:51 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [020/117] sfc: Always close net device at the end of a disabling reset

2.6.33-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>

commit f49a4589e9e25ef525da449b1ce5597cb659bbb5 upstream.

This fixes a regression introduced by commit
eb9f6744cbfa97674c13263802259b5aa0034594 "sfc: Implement ethtool
reset operation".

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/net/sfc/efx.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1862,6 +1862,7 @@ out:
 	}
 
 	if (disabled) {
+		dev_close(efx->net_dev);
 		EFX_ERR(efx, "has been disabled\n");
 		efx->state = STATE_DISABLED;
 	} else {
@@ -1885,8 +1886,7 @@ static void efx_reset_work(struct work_s
 	}
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	if (efx_reset(efx, efx->reset_pending))
-		dev_close(efx->net_dev);
+	(void)efx_reset(efx, efx->reset_pending);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 


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