1 files changed, 5 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
index 9cfae0c08707..95aa8e1683ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
@@ -1903,14 +1903,6 @@ static void ipw2100_down(struct ipw2100_priv *priv)
         netif_stop_queue(priv->net_dev);
 }
 
-/* Called by register_netdev() */
-static int ipw2100_net_init(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-        struct ipw2100_priv *priv = libipw_priv(dev);
-
-        return ipw2100_up(priv, 1);
-}
-
 static int ipw2100_wdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 {
         struct ipw2100_priv *priv = libipw_priv(dev);
@@ -6087,7 +6079,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops ipw2100_netdev_ops = {
         .ndo_stop               = ipw2100_close,
         .ndo_start_xmit         = libipw_xmit,
         .ndo_change_mtu         = libipw_change_mtu,
-        .ndo_init               = ipw2100_net_init,
         .ndo_tx_timeout         = ipw2100_tx_timeout,
         .ndo_set_mac_address    = ipw2100_set_address,
         .ndo_validate_addr      = eth_validate_addr,
@@ -6329,6 +6320,10 @@ static int ipw2100_pci_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
         printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME
                ": Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection\n");
 
+        err = ipw2100_up(priv, 1);
+        if (err)
+                goto fail;
+
         err = ipw2100_wdev_init(dev);
         if (err)
                 goto fail;
@@ -6338,12 +6333,7 @@ static int ipw2100_pci_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
          * network device we would call ipw2100_up.  This introduced a race
          * condition with newer hotplug configurations (network was coming
          * up and making calls before the device was initialized).
-         *
-         * If we called ipw2100_up before we registered the device, then the
-         * device name wasn't registered.  So, we instead use the net_dev->init
-         * member to call a function that then just turns and calls ipw2100_up.
-         * net_dev->init is called after name allocation but before the
-         * notifier chain is called */
+         */
         err = register_netdev(dev);
         if (err) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING DRV_NAME