1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 872658927e47..f1647d7dd14b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 
+#include "net-sysfs.h"
+
 /*
  *      The list of packet types we will receive (as opposed to discard)
  *      and the routines to invoke.
@@ -249,10 +251,6 @@ static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(netdev_chain);
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct softnet_data, softnet_data);
 
-extern int netdev_kobject_init(void);
-extern int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *);
-extern void netdev_unregister_kobject(struct net_device *);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 /*
  * register_netdevice() inits dev->_xmit_lock and sets lockdep class
@@ -1007,17 +1005,20 @@ int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
          *      Call device private open method
          */
         set_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
-        if (dev->open) {
+
+        if (dev->validate_addr)
+                ret = dev->validate_addr(dev);
+
+        if (!ret && dev->open)
                 ret = dev->open(dev);
-                if (ret)
-                        clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
-        }
 
         /*
          *      If it went open OK then:
          */
 
-        if (!ret) {
+        if (ret)
+                clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
+        else {
                 /*
                  *      Set the flags.
                  */
@@ -1038,6 +1039,7 @@ int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
                  */
                 call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UP, dev);
         }
+
         return ret;
 }