* MAC stats succeeds. */
efx->state = STATE_RUNNING;
- efx_mtd_probe(efx); /* allowed to fail */
-
rc = efx_register_netdev(efx);
if (rc)
goto fail5;
EFX_LOG(efx, "initialisation successful\n");
+
+ rtnl_lock();
+ efx_mtd_probe(efx); /* allowed to fail */
+ rtnl_unlock();
return 0;
fail5: