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: (23 commits)
  net: fix tiny output corruption of /proc/net/snmp6
  atl2: don't request irq on resume if netif running
  ipv6: use seq_release_private for ip6mr.c /proc entries
  pkt_sched: fix missing check for packet overrun in qdisc_dump_stab()
  smc911x: Fix printf format typo in smc911x driver.
  asix: Fix asix-based cards connecting to 10/100Mbs LAN.
  mv643xx_eth: fix recycle check bound
  mv643xx_eth: fix the order of mdiobus_{unregister, free}() calls
  sh: sh_eth: Update to change of mii_bus
  TPROXY: supply a struct flowi->flags argument in inet_sk_rebuild_header()
  TPROXY: fill struct flowi->flags in udp_sendmsg()
  net: ipg.c fix bracing on endian swapping
  phylib: Fix auto-negotiation restart avoidance
  net: jme.c rxdesc.flags is __le16, other missing endian swaps
  phylib: fix phy name example in documentation
  net: Do not fire linkwatch events until the device is registered.
  phonet: fix compilation with gcc-3.4
  ixgbe: fix compilation with gcc-3.4
  pktgen: fix multiple queue warning
  net: fix ip_mr_init() error path
  ...

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 93cd30ce6501..cdcd16fcfeda 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ static void dev_watchdog_down(struct net_device *dev)
 void netif_carrier_on(struct net_device *dev)
 {
         if (test_and_clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER, &dev->state)) {
+                if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED)
+                        return;
                 linkwatch_fire_event(dev);
                 if (netif_running(dev))
                         __netdev_watchdog_up(dev);
@@ -285,8 +287,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_carrier_on);
  */
 void netif_carrier_off(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-        if (!test_and_set_bit(__LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER, &dev->state))
+        if (!test_and_set_bit(__LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER, &dev->state)) {
+                if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED)
+                        return;
                 linkwatch_fire_event(dev);
+        }
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_carrier_off);