2 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
index 0c7811faf72c..a179cc6d79f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -1786,6 +1786,10 @@ int be_cmd_get_seeprom_data(struct be_adapter *adapter,
         spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
 
         wrb = wrb_from_mccq(adapter);
+        if (!wrb) {
+                status = -EBUSY;
+                goto err;
+        }
         req = nonemb_cmd->va;
         sge = nonembedded_sgl(wrb);
 
@@ -1801,6 +1805,7 @@ int be_cmd_get_seeprom_data(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 
         status = be_mcc_notify_wait(adapter);
 
+err:
         spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
         return status;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index de40d3b7152f..28a32a6c8bf1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -312,11 +312,9 @@ void be_link_status_update(struct be_adapter *adapter, bool link_up)
         if (adapter->link_up != link_up) {
                 adapter->link_speed = -1;
                 if (link_up) {
-                        netif_start_queue(netdev);
                         netif_carrier_on(netdev);
                         printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Link up\n", netdev->name);
                 } else {
-                        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
                         netif_carrier_off(netdev);
                         printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Link down\n", netdev->name);
                 }
@@ -2628,8 +2626,6 @@ static void be_netdev_init(struct net_device *netdev)
 
         netif_napi_add(netdev, &adapter->tx_eq.napi, be_poll_tx_mcc,
                 BE_NAPI_WEIGHT);
-
-        netif_stop_queue(netdev);
 }
 
 static void be_unmap_pci_bars(struct be_adapter *adapter)