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: (66 commits)
  can-bcm: fix minor heap overflow
  gianfar: Do not call device_set_wakeup_enable() under a spinlock
  ipv6: Warn users if maximum number of routes is reached.
  docs: Add neigh/gc_thresh3 and route/max_size documentation.
  axnet_cs: fix resume problem for some Ax88790 chip
  ipv6: addrconf: don't remove address state on ifdown if the address is being kept
  tcp: Don't change unlocked socket state in tcp_v4_err().
  x25: Prevent crashing when parsing bad X.25 facilities
  cxgb4vf: add call to Firmware to reset VF State.
  cxgb4vf: Fail open if link_start() fails.
  cxgb4vf: flesh out PCI Device ID Table ...
  cxgb4vf: fix some errors in Gather List to skb conversion
  cxgb4vf: fix bug in Generic Receive Offload
  cxgb4vf: don't implement trivial (and incorrect) ndo_select_queue()
  ixgbe: Look inside vlan when determining offload protocol.
  bnx2x: Look inside vlan when determining checksum proto.
  vlan: Add function to retrieve EtherType from vlan packets.
  virtio-net: init link state correctly
  ucc_geth: Fix deadlock
  ucc_geth: Do not bring the whole IF down when TX failure.
  ...

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index bb6b67f..b6d4028 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -986,9 +986,15 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 		goto unregister;
 	}
 
-	vi->status = VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP;
-	virtnet_update_status(vi);
-	netif_carrier_on(dev);
+	/* Assume link up if device can't report link status,
+	   otherwise get link status from config. */
+	if (virtio_has_feature(vi->vdev, VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS)) {
+		netif_carrier_off(dev);
+		virtnet_update_status(vi);
+	} else {
+		vi->status = VIRTIO_NET_S_LINK_UP;
+		netif_carrier_on(dev);
+	}
 
 	pr_debug("virtnet: registered device %s\n", dev->name);
 	return 0;