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[net-next] ibmvnic: Set state UP

Message ID 1506631998-12670-1-git-send-email-mjtarsel@linux.vnet.ibm.com
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Series [net-next] ibmvnic: Set state UP | expand

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Mick Tarsel Sept. 28, 2017, 8:53 p.m. UTC
State is initially reported as UNKNOWN. Before register call
netif_carrier_off(). Once the device is opened, call netif_carrier_on() in
order to set the state to UP.

Signed-off-by: Mick Tarsel <mjtarsel@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Comments

David Miller Oct. 1, 2017, 3:03 a.m. UTC | #1
From: Mick Tarsel <mjtarsel@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:53:18 -0700

> State is initially reported as UNKNOWN. Before register call
> netif_carrier_off(). Once the device is opened, call netif_carrier_on() in
> order to set the state to UP.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mick Tarsel <mjtarsel@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Applied.
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index cb8182f..4bc14a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -927,6 +927,7 @@  static int ibmvnic_open(struct net_device *netdev)
 	}
 
 	rc = __ibmvnic_open(netdev);
+	netif_carrier_on(netdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->reset_lock);
 
 	return rc;
@@ -3899,6 +3900,7 @@  static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 	if (rc)
 		goto ibmvnic_init_fail;
 
+	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 	rc = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to register netdev rc=%d\n", rc);