netdev - [PATCH net-next-2.6 4/6] be2net: fix to allow port beacon when device is closed

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Message-ID: <20091130035646.GA15530@serverengines.com>
Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:26:56 +0530
From:	Ajit Khaparde <ajitk@...verengines.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next-2.6 4/6] be2net: fix to allow port beacon when
 device is closed

port identification/beaconing is failing if device open has not been done.
Fixing it.

Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde <ajitk@...verengines.com>
---
 drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c |    3 ---
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c
index e8f9283..9eabed4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_ethtool.c
@@ -380,9 +380,6 @@ be_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev, u32 data)
 	int status;
 	u32 cur;
 
-	if (!netif_running(netdev))
-		return 0;
-
 	be_cmd_get_beacon_state(adapter, adapter->port_num, &cur);
 
 	if (cur == BEACON_STATE_ENABLED)
-- 
1.6.3.3

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