> From: Daniel Lezcano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > If the netif_carrier_off is called before register_netdev > that will use and generate an event for a non initialized network > device and that leads to a Oops. > > I moved the netif_carrier_off from the setup function after each > register_netdev call. > > Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Acked-by: Pavel Emelyanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eric, if you managed to reproduce your oopses, does this patch help? BTW, this problem exists for some other drivers, no? E.g. xpnet_init() does the same thing and probably oopses as well. > --- > drivers/net/veth.c | 5 ++++- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > Index: net-2.6.24/drivers/net/veth.c > =================================================================== > --- net-2.6.24.orig/drivers/net/veth.c > +++ net-2.6.24/drivers/net/veth.c > @@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ static void veth_setup(struct net_device > dev->features |= NETIF_F_LLTX; > dev->init = veth_dev_init; > dev->destructor = veth_dev_free; > - netif_carrier_off(dev); > } > > /* > @@ -357,6 +356,8 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net_devic > if (err < 0) > goto err_register_peer; > > + netif_carrier_off(peer); > + > /* > * register dev last > * > @@ -382,6 +383,8 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net_devic > if (err < 0) > goto err_register_dev; > > + netif_carrier_off(dev); > + > /* > * tie the deviced together > */ > > -- _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@openvz.org https://openvz.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
