From d9efd2af461abb7b54c49c1b7e654d496dd1d379 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sarveshwar Bandi Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:44:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] be2net: Fix to avoid firmware update when interface is not open. Since interrupts are enabled only when open is called on the interface, Attempting a firmware update operation when interface is down could lead to partial success or failure of operation. This fix fails the request if netif_running is false. Signed-off-by: Sarveshwar Bandi Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/benet/be_main.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c index c36cd2ffbadc..93354eee2cfd 100644 --- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c @@ -2458,6 +2458,12 @@ int be_load_fw(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *func) int status, i = 0, num_imgs = 0; const u8 *p; + if (!netif_running(adapter->netdev)) { + dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, + "Firmware load not allowed (interface is down)\n"); + return -EPERM; + } + strcpy(fw_file, func); status = request_firmware(&fw, fw_file, &adapter->pdev->dev); -- 2.20.1