Merge branch 'master' of git://git.infradead.org/users/cbou/linux-cns3xxx into devel...

[mv-sheeva.git] / drivers / net / virtio_net.c

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index bb6b67f6b0cc731df707cbfc06006a2c8c39b198..b6d402806ae67253d2c12ff902ea79d40be5fe87 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -986,9 +986,15 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
                goto unregister;
        }
 
-       vi->status = VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP;
-       virtnet_update_status(vi);
-       netif_carrier_on(dev);
+       /* Assume link up if device can't report link status,
+          otherwise get link status from config. */
+       if (virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS)) {
+               netif_carrier_off(dev);
+               virtnet_update_status(vi);
+       } else {
+               vi->status = VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP;
+               netif_carrier_on(dev);
+       }
 
        pr_debug("virtnet: registered device %s\n", dev->name);
        return 0;