Netpoll only works on Ethernet devices, so check during setup
rather than just failing silently later.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c 2007-11-03 11:05:33.000000000 -0700
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c 2007-11-03 11:08:23.000000000 -0700
@@ -653,6 +653,12 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, st
unsigned long flags;
int err;
+ if (ndev->type != ARPHRD_ETHER) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "netpoll: %s is not an ethernet device\n",
+ ndev->name);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
np->dev = ndev;
if (!ndev->npinfo) {
npinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*npinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
--
Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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