Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6:
  Phonet: keep TX queue disabled when the device is off
  SCHED: netem: Correct documentation comment in code.
  netfilter: update rwlock initialization for nat_table
  netlabel: Compiler warning and NULL pointer dereference fix
  e1000e: fix double release of mutex
  IA64: HP_SIMETH needs to depend upon NET
  netpoll: fix race on poll_list resulting in garbage entry
  ipv6: silence log messages for locally generated multicast
  sungem: improve ethtool output with internal pcs and serdes
  tcp: tcp_vegas cong avoid fix 
  sungem: Make PCS PHY support partially work again.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
index 523b9716a54..d115a6d30f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c
@@ -1893,12 +1893,17 @@ static s32 e1000_reset_hw_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw)
                 ctrl |= E1000_CTRL_PHY_RST;
         }
         ret_val = e1000_acquire_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
+        /* Whether or not the swflag was acquired, we need to reset the part */
         hw_dbg(hw, "Issuing a global reset to ich8lan");
         ew32(CTRL, (ctrl | E1000_CTRL_RST));
         msleep(20);
 
-        /* release the swflag because it is not reset by hardware reset */
-        e1000_release_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
+        if (!ret_val) {
+                /* release the swflag because it is not reset by
+                 * hardware reset
+                 */
+                e1000_release_swflag_ich8lan(hw);
+        }
 
         ret_val = e1000e_get_auto_rd_done(hw);
         if (ret_val) {