Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

Conflicts:

	drivers/net/ppp_generic.c

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 8755d8cd4166..7a333601fbe8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ int mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *bus)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        bus->state = MDIOBUS_REGISTERED;
-
         mutex_init(&bus->mdio_lock);
 
         if (bus->reset)
@@ -123,6 +121,9 @@ int mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *bus)
                 }
         }
 
+        if (!err)
+                bus->state = MDIOBUS_REGISTERED;
+
         pr_info("%s: probed\n", bus->name);
 
         return err;