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:
  FEC: Fix kernel panic in fec_set_mac_address.
  ipv6: Fix default multicast hops setting.
  net: ep93xx_eth stops receiving packets
  drivers/net/phy: micrel phy driver
  dm9601: fix phy/eeprom write routine
  ppp_generic: handle non-linear skbs when passing them to pppd
  ppp_generic: pull 2 bytes so that PPP_PROTO(skb) is valid
  net: fix compile error due to double return type in SOCK_DEBUG
  net/usb: initiate sync sequence in sierra_net.c driver
  net/usb: remove default in Kconfig for sierra_net driver
  r8169: Fix rtl8169_rx_interrupt()
  e1000e: Fix oops caused by ASPM patch.
  net/sb1250: register mdio bus in probe
  sctp: Fix skb_over_panic resulting from multiple invalid parameter errors (CVE-2010-1173) (v4)
  p54pci: fix bugs in p54p_check_tx_ring

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index a44f9e0ea098..f1942d69a0d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -789,6 +789,9 @@ static int sierra_net_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
         /* prepare sync message from template */
         memcpy(priv->sync_msg, sync_tmplate, sizeof(priv->sync_msg));
 
+        /* initiate the sync sequence */
+        sierra_net_dosync(dev);
+
         return 0;
 }