> This was DT as well with a recent fedora/NetworkManager. It
> actually seems to be timing related to how fast the device gets
> configured after the initial phy probe. There is something like a 1
> second window or so where it will work, but if network manager takes
> longer than that, the link state drops and cannot be brought back up
> unless the cable is pulled, replugged while the netdevice is being
> restarted.
Ah!
There is another bug in the driver. The phy is connected to the netdev
after calling register_netdev(). You are supposed to do it before,
because the interface is usable, and can be used, directly after the
register.
Move the call to smsc911x_mii_init() before the register_netdev().
Andrew
