netdev - Re: [PATCH] drivers/net: Call netif_carrier

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Date:	Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:10:11 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ivecera@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, romieu@...zoreil.com, aabdulla@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/net: Call netif_carrier_off at the end of the
 probe

From: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:08:39 +0100

> Without calling of netif_carrier_off at the end of the probe the operstate
> is unknown when the device is initially opened. By default the carrier is
> on so when the device is opened and netif_carrier_on is called the link
> watch event is not fired and operstate remains zero (unknown).
> 
> This patch fixes this behavior in forcedeth and r8169.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks Ivan.
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