Call netif_carrier_off() prior to register_netdev(), otherwise userspace can see incorrect link state.
Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <nem...@toshiba-tops.co.jp> --- drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c index 3ade46c..91fd718 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/altera/altera_tse_main.c @@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ static int altera_tse_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) spin_lock_init(&priv->tx_lock); spin_lock_init(&priv->rxdma_irq_lock); + netif_carrier_off(ndev); ret = register_netdev(ndev); if (ret) { dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register TSE net device\n"); -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html