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+From stable-bounces@linux.kernel.org Thu Nov 10 16:54:29 2005
+To: stable@kernel.org
+From: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
+Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:54:14 +0100
+Message-ID: <m3hdakxavd.fsf@defiant.localdomain>
+Cc:
+Subject: [PATCH] Generic HDLC WAN drivers - disable netif_carrier_off()
+
+As we are currently unable to fix the problem with carrier and protocol
+state signaling in net core I've to disable netif_carrier_off() calls
+used by WAN protocol drivers. The attached patch should make them
+working again.
+
+The remaining netif_carrier_*() calls in hdlc_fr.c are fine as they
+don't touch the physical device.
+
+Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
+Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
+---
+
+ drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c | 6 ++++++
+ drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c | 4 ++++
+ drivers/net/wan/hdlc_generic.c | 6 ++++++
+ 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
+
+Index: linux-2.6.14.y/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.14.y.orig/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
++++ linux-2.6.14.y/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_cisco.c
+@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ static int cisco_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
+ "uptime %ud%uh%um%us)\n",
+ dev->name, days, hrs,
+ min, sec);
++#if 0
+ netif_carrier_on(dev);
++#endif
+ hdlc->state.cisco.up = 1;
+ }
+ }
+@@ -225,7 +227,9 @@ static void cisco_timer(unsigned long ar
+ hdlc->state.cisco.settings.timeout * HZ)) {
+ hdlc->state.cisco.up = 0;
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Link down\n", dev->name);
++#if 0
+ netif_carrier_off(dev);
++#endif
+ }
+
+ cisco_keepalive_send(dev, CISCO_KEEPALIVE_REQ,
+@@ -261,8 +265,10 @@ static void cisco_stop(struct net_device
+ {
+ hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
+ del_timer_sync(&hdlc->state.cisco.timer);
++#if 0
+ if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ netif_carrier_off(dev);
++#endif
+ hdlc->state.cisco.up = 0;
+ hdlc->state.cisco.request_sent = 0;
+ }
+Index: linux-2.6.14.y/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.14.y.orig/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
++++ linux-2.6.14.y/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+@@ -545,8 +545,10 @@ static void fr_set_link_state(int reliab
+
+ hdlc->state.fr.reliable = reliable;
+ if (reliable) {
++#if 0
+ if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ netif_carrier_on(dev);
++#endif
+
+ hdlc->state.fr.n391cnt = 0; /* Request full status */
+ hdlc->state.fr.dce_changed = 1;
+@@ -560,8 +562,10 @@ static void fr_set_link_state(int reliab
+ }
+ }
+ } else {
++#if 0
+ if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ netif_carrier_off(dev);
++#endif
+
+ while (pvc) { /* Deactivate all PVCs */
+ pvc_carrier(0, pvc);
+Index: linux-2.6.14.y/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_generic.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.14.y.orig/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_generic.c
++++ linux-2.6.14.y/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_generic.c
+@@ -79,11 +79,13 @@ static void __hdlc_set_carrier_on(struct
+ hdlc_device *hdlc = dev_to_hdlc(dev);
+ if (hdlc->proto.start)
+ return hdlc->proto.start(dev);
++#if 0
+ #ifdef DEBUG_LINK
+ if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ printk(KERN_ERR "hdlc_set_carrier_on(): already on\n");
+ #endif
+ netif_carrier_on(dev);
++#endif
+ }
+
+
+@@ -94,11 +96,13 @@ static void __hdlc_set_carrier_off(struc
+ if (hdlc->proto.stop)
+ return hdlc->proto.stop(dev);
+
++#if 0
+ #ifdef DEBUG_LINK
+ if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ printk(KERN_ERR "hdlc_set_carrier_off(): already off\n");
+ #endif
+ netif_carrier_off(dev);
++#endif
+ }
+
+
+@@ -294,8 +298,10 @@ int register_hdlc_device(struct net_devi
+ if (result != 0)
+ return -EIO;
+
++#if 0
+ if (netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ netif_carrier_off(dev); /* no carrier until DCD goes up */
++#endif
+
+ return 0;
+ }