Re: [PATCH net 3/3] eet: ena: invoke netif_carrier_off() only after netdev registered
From: Belgazal, Netanel <hidden>
Date: 2017-12-29 08:00:42
Yes, I mean in my driver.
netif_carrier_off() have no effect when netdev is uninitialized.
So I must call it after register_netdev().
On 12/29/17, 9:46 AM, "Jakub Kicinski" [off-list ref] wrote:
By "should" you mean in your driver, right? I think calling
netif_carrier_off() on an unregistered netdev is a pretty standard
thing to do for drivers which manage carrier state.