7 files changed, 13 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
index 5a2efd343db4..c82b9cd1c924 100644
--- a/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/au1000_eth.c
@@ -1681,10 +1681,6 @@ static int au1000_init(struct net_device *dev)
                 control |= MAC_FULL_DUPLEX;
         }
 
-        /* fix for startup without cable */
-        if (!link) 
-                dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
-
         aup->mac->control = control;
         aup->mac->vlan1_tag = 0x8100; /* activate vlan support */
         au_sync();
@@ -1709,16 +1705,14 @@ static void au1000_timer(unsigned long data)
         if_port = dev->if_port;
         if (aup->phy_ops->phy_status(dev, aup->phy_addr, &link, &speed) == 0) {
                 if (link) {
-                        if (!(dev->flags & IFF_RUNNING)) {
+                        if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
                                 netif_carrier_on(dev);
-                                dev->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
                                 printk(KERN_INFO "%s: link up\n", dev->name);
                         }
                 }
                 else {
-                        if (dev->flags & IFF_RUNNING) {
+                        if (netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
                                 netif_carrier_off(dev);
-                                dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
                                 dev->if_port = 0;
                                 printk(KERN_INFO "%s: link down\n", dev->name);
                         }
diff --git a/drivers/net/bmac.c b/drivers/net/bmac.c
index 734bd4ee3f9b..00e5257b176f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bmac.c
@@ -1412,7 +1412,6 @@ static int bmac_open(struct net_device *dev)
         bp->opened = 1;
         bmac_reset_and_enable(dev);
         enable_irq(dev->irq);
-        dev->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1425,7 +1424,6 @@ static int bmac_close(struct net_device *dev)
         int i;
 
         bp->sleeping = 1;
-        dev->flags &= ~(IFF_UP | IFF_RUNNING);
 
         /* disable rx and tx */
         config = bmread(dev, RXCFG);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c b/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
index 05b827f79f54..1ccb2989001c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sk98lin/skge.c
@@ -4212,7 +4212,7 @@ SK_BOOL		DualNet;
                         Flags);
 
                 SkGeStopPort(pAC, IoC, FromPort, SK_STOP_ALL, SK_HARD_RST);
-                pAC->dev[Param.Para32[0]]->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
+                netif_carrier_off(pAC->dev[Param.Para32[0]]);
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(
                         &pAC->TxPort[FromPort][TX_PRIO_LOW].TxDesRingLock,
                         Flags);
@@ -4355,7 +4355,7 @@ SK_BOOL		DualNet;
                 }
 
                 /* Inform the world that link protocol is up. */
-                pAC->dev[Param.Para32[0]]->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
+                netif_carrier_on(pAC->dev[Param.Para32[0]]);
 
                 break;
         case SK_DRV_NET_DOWN:    /* SK_U32 Reason */
@@ -4368,7 +4368,7 @@ SK_BOOL		DualNet;
                 } else {
                         DoPrintInterfaceChange = SK_TRUE;
                 }
-                pAC->dev[Param.Para32[1]]->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
+                netif_carrier_off(pAC->dev[Param.Para32[1]]);
                 break;
         case SK_DRV_SWITCH_HARD: /* SK_U32 FromPortIdx SK_U32 ToPortIdx */
                 SK_DBG_MSG(NULL, SK_DBGMOD_DRV, SK_DBGCAT_DRV_EVENT,
@@ -4961,7 +4961,6 @@ static int __devinit skge_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
         dev->poll_controller =  &SkGePollController;
 #endif
-        dev->flags &=           ~IFF_RUNNING;
         SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
         SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &SkGeEthtoolOps);
 
@@ -5035,7 +5034,6 @@ static int __devinit skge_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
                 dev->set_mac_address    = &SkGeSetMacAddr;
                 dev->do_ioctl           = &SkGeIoctl;
                 dev->change_mtu         = &SkGeChangeMtu;
-                dev->flags             &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
                 SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
                 SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &SkGeEthtoolOps);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/tlan.c b/drivers/net/tlan.c
index 9680a308c62b..cf31c0629852 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tlan.c
@@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@ void TLan_PhyMonitor( struct net_device *dev )
                if (priv->link) {
                       priv->link = 0;
                       printk(KERN_DEBUG "TLAN: %s has lost link\n", dev->name);
-                      dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
+                      netif_carrier_off(dev);
                       TLan_SetTimer( dev, (2*HZ), TLAN_TIMER_LINK_BEAT );
                       return;
                 }
@@ -2829,7 +2829,7 @@ void TLan_PhyMonitor( struct net_device *dev )
         if ((phy_status & MII_GS_LINK) && !priv->link) {
                 priv->link = 1;
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "TLAN: %s has reestablished link\n", dev->name);
-                dev->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
+                netif_carrier_on(dev);
         }
 
         /* Setup a new monitor */
diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
index c098863bdd9d..3873917a9c22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
@@ -888,11 +888,6 @@ static int tok_open(struct net_device *dev)
         ti->sap_status   = CLOSED; /* CLOSED or OPEN      */
         ti->open_failure =     NO; /* NO     or YES       */
         ti->open_mode    = MANUAL; /* MANUAL or AUTOMATIC */
-        /* 12/2000 not typical Linux, but we can use RUNNING to let us know when
-        the network has crapped out or cables are disconnected. Useful because
-        the IFF_UP flag stays up the whole time, until ifconfig tr0 down.
-        */
-        dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
 
         ti->sram_phys &= ~1; /* to reverse what we do in tok_close */
         /* init the spinlock */
@@ -1242,7 +1237,7 @@ irqreturn_t tok_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
                 ti->open_status = CLOSED;
                 ti->sap_status  = CLOSED;
                 ti->open_mode   = AUTOMATIC;
-                dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
+                netif_carrier_off(dev);
                 netif_stop_queue(dev);
                 ti->open_action = RESTART;
                 outb(0, dev->base_addr + ADAPTRESET);
@@ -1323,7 +1318,7 @@ irqreturn_t tok_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
                                 break;
                         }
                         netif_wake_queue(dev);
-                        dev->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;/*BMS 12/2000*/
+                        netif_carrier_on(dev);
                         break;
                 case DIR_INTERRUPT:
                 case DIR_MOD_OPEN_PARAMS:
@@ -1427,7 +1422,7 @@ irqreturn_t tok_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
                                                                 ring_status);
                         if(ring_status& (REMOVE_RECV|AUTO_REMOVAL|LOBE_FAULT)){
                                 netif_stop_queue(dev);
-                                dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;/*not typical Linux*/
+                                netif_carrier_off(dev);
                                 DPRINTK("Remove received, or Auto-removal error"
                                         ", or Lobe fault\n");
                                 DPRINTK("We'll try to reopen the closed adapter"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc_main.c b/drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc_main.c
index 15e545f66cd7..2b948ea397d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lmc/lmc_main.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void lmc_watchdog (unsigned long data) /*fold00*/
         /* lmc_reset (sc); Why reset??? The link can go down ok */
 
         /* Inform the world that link has been lost */
-        dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
+        netif_carrier_off(dev);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static void lmc_watchdog (unsigned long data) /*fold00*/
          /* lmc_reset (sc); Again why reset??? */
 
          /* Inform the world that link protocol is back up. */
-         dev->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
+         netif_carrier_on(dev);
 
          /* Now we have to tell the syncppp that we had an outage
           * and that it should deal.  Calling sppp_reopen here
@@ -1168,8 +1168,6 @@ static void lmc_running_reset (struct net_device *dev) /*fold00*/
     sc->lmc_media->set_link_status (sc, 1);
     sc->lmc_media->set_status (sc, NULL);
 
-    //dev->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
-    
     netif_wake_queue(dev);
 
     sc->lmc_txfull = 0;
@@ -1233,8 +1231,6 @@ static int lmc_ifdown (struct net_device *dev) /*fold00*/
     csr6 &= ~LMC_DEC_SR;                /* Turn off the Receive bit */
     LMC_CSR_WRITE (sc, csr_command, csr6);
 
-    dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
-
     sc->stats.rx_missed_errors +=
         LMC_CSR_READ (sc, csr_missed_frames) & 0xffff;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/if.h b/include/linux/if.h
index d73a9d62f208..ce627d9092ef 100644
--- a/include/linux/if.h
+++ b/include/linux/if.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #define IFF_LOOPBACK    0x8             /* is a loopback net            */
 #define IFF_POINTOPOINT 0x10            /* interface is has p-p link    */
 #define IFF_NOTRAILERS  0x20            /* avoid use of trailers        */
-#define IFF_RUNNING     0x40            /* resources allocated          */
+#define IFF_RUNNING     0x40            /* interface running and carrier ok */
 #define IFF_NOARP       0x80            /* no ARP protocol              */
 #define IFF_PROMISC     0x100           /* receive all packets          */
 #define IFF_ALLMULTI    0x200           /* receive all multicast packets*/