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    ibm_newemac: emac_close() needs to call netif_carrier_off() · d3b325f9
    Petri Gynther authored
    When ibm_newemac netdev instance is shutdown with "ifconfig down",
    the netdev interface does not go properly down. netif_carrier_ok()
    keeps returning TRUE even after "ifconfig down".
    
    The problem can be seen when ibm_newemac instances are slaves of
    a bonding interface. The bonding interface code uses netif_carrier_ok()
    to determine the link status of its slaves. When ibm_newemac slave is
    shutdown with "ifconfig down", the bonding interface won't detect any
    link status change because netif_carrier_ok() keeps returning TRUE.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPetri Gynther <pgynther@google.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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