netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] driver: net: smsc911x: set NOCARRIER flag in driver initialization

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Message-Id: <20140529.152809.871745461296745132.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 29 May 2014 15:28:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	kumaran.4353@...il.com
Cc:	steve.glendinning@...well.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] driver: net: smsc911x: set NOCARRIER flag in
 driver initialization

From: Balakumaran Kannan <kumaran.4353@...il.com>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 00:24:46 +0530

> @@ -2525,6 +2525,8 @@ static int smsc911x_drv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  
>  	netdev_info(dev, "MAC Address: %pM\n", dev->dev_addr);
>  
> +	netif_carrier_off(dev);
> +
>  	return 0;
>  

You should do this before the network device is registered.
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