Message ID | 20110223165243.8a536913.akpm@linux-foundation.org |
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State | Accepted, archived |
Delegated to: | David Miller |
Headers | show |
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:52:43 -0800 > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> > > The API for network devices has changed so that setting carrier off at > probe is no longer required. This should fix the IPv6 addrconf issue. > > Addresses https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29612 > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> > Reported-by: George Billios <gbillios@gmail.com> > Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Applied, thanks. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
diff -puN drivers/net/skge.c~skge-dont-mark-carrier-down-at-start drivers/net/skge.c --- a/drivers/net/skge.c~skge-dont-mark-carrier-down-at-start +++ a/drivers/net/skge.c @@ -3856,9 +3856,6 @@ static struct net_device *skge_devinit(s memcpy_fromio(dev->dev_addr, hw->regs + B2_MAC_1 + port*8, ETH_ALEN); memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len); - /* device is off until link detection */ - netif_carrier_off(dev); - return dev; }