1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index dfc82720065a..e8882023576b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ static ssize_t store_enabled(struct netconsole_target *nt,
                 return err;
         if (enabled < 0 || enabled > 1)
                 return -EINVAL;
+        if (enabled == nt->enabled) {
+                printk(KERN_INFO "netconsole: network logging has already %s\n",
+                                nt->enabled ? "started" : "stopped");
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
 
         if (enabled) {  /* 1 */
 
@@ -799,5 +804,11 @@ static void __exit cleanup_netconsole(void)
         }
 }
 
-module_init(init_netconsole);
+/*
+ * Use late_initcall to ensure netconsole is
+ * initialized after network device driver if built-in.
+ *
+ * late_initcall() and module_init() are identical if built as module.
+ */
+late_initcall(init_netconsole);
 module_exit(cleanup_netconsole);