Notify the network stack about link states via netif_carrier_[off|on](). Also set the link state off initially and when the interface is brought down.
Signed-off-by: Lino Sanfilippo <linosanfili...@gmx.de> --- drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c index dae07410..a9323a9 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c +++ b/drivers/staging/slicoss/slicoss.c @@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ static void slic_link_upr_complete(struct adapter *adapter, u32 isr) /* link has gone from up to down */ if (linkup == LINK_DOWN) { adapter->linkstate = LINK_DOWN; + netif_carrier_off(adapter->netdev); return; } @@ -1028,6 +1029,7 @@ static void slic_link_upr_complete(struct adapter *adapter, u32 isr) slic_config_set(adapter, true); adapter->linkstate = LINK_UP; netif_start_queue(adapter->netdev); + netif_carrier_on(adapter->netdev); } } @@ -2418,6 +2420,7 @@ static int slic_entry_open(struct net_device *dev) int status; netif_stop_queue(adapter->netdev); + netif_carrier_off(dev); spin_lock_irqsave(&slic_global.driver_lock, flags); if (!adapter->activated) { @@ -2530,6 +2533,9 @@ static int slic_entry_halt(struct net_device *dev) #endif spin_unlock_irqrestore(&slic_global.driver_lock, flags); + + netif_carrier_off(dev); + return 0; } @@ -3172,6 +3178,8 @@ static int slic_entry_probe(struct pci_dev *pcidev, netdev->irq = adapter->irq; netdev->netdev_ops = &slic_netdev_ops; + netif_carrier_off(netdev); + strcpy(netdev->name, "eth%d"); err = register_netdev(netdev); if (err) { -- 1.9.1