if (test_bit(__IXGBE_TESTING, &adapter->state))
return -EBUSY;
+ netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+
/* allocate transmit descriptors */
err = ixgbe_setup_all_tx_resources(adapter);
if (err)
/* reset the hardware with the new settings */
hw->mac.ops.start_hw(hw);
- netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-
strcpy(netdev->name, "eth%d");
err = register_netdev(netdev);
if (err)
goto err_register;
+ /* carrier off reporting is important to ethtool even BEFORE open */
+ netif_carrier_off(netdev);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_DCA
if (dca_add_requester(&pdev->dev) == 0) {
adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_DCA_ENABLED;