Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6:
  [IPV4]: Explicitly call fib_get_table() in fib_frontend.c
  [NET]: Use BUILD_BUG_ON in net/core/flowi.c
  [NET]: Remove in-code externs for some functions from net/core/dev.c
  [NET]: Don't declare extern variables in net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
  [TCP]: Remove unneeded implicit type cast when calling tcp_minshall_update()
  [NET]: Treat the sign of the result of skb_headroom() consistently
  [9P]: Fix missing unlock before return in p9_mux_poll_start
  [PKT_SCHED]: Fix sch_prio.c build with CONFIG_NETDEVICES_MULTIQUEUE
  [IPV4] ip_gre: sendto/recvfrom NBMA address
  [SCTP]: Consolidate sctp_ulpq_renege_xxx functions
  [NETLINK]: Fix ACK processing after netlink_dump_start
  [VLAN]: MAINTAINERS update
  [DCCP]: Implement SIOCINQ/FIONREAD
  [NET]: Validate device addr prior to interface-up

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8726589..f1647d7 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/if_arp.h>
 
+#include "net-sysfs.h"
+
 /*
  *	The list of packet types we will receive (as opposed to discard)
  *	and the routines to invoke.
@@ -249,10 +251,6 @@ static RAW_NOTIFIER_HEAD(netdev_chain);
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct softnet_data, softnet_data);
 
-extern int netdev_kobject_init(void);
-extern int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *);
-extern void netdev_unregister_kobject(struct net_device *);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 /*
  * register_netdevice() inits dev->_xmit_lock and sets lockdep class
@@ -1007,17 +1005,20 @@ int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	 *	Call device private open method
 	 */
 	set_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
-	if (dev->open) {
+
+	if (dev->validate_addr)
+		ret = dev->validate_addr(dev);
+
+	if (!ret && dev->open)
 		ret = dev->open(dev);
-		if (ret)
-			clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 *	If it went open OK then:
 	 */
 
-	if (!ret) {
+	if (ret)
+		clear_bit(__LINK_STATE_START, &dev->state);
+	else {
 		/*
 		 *	Set the flags.
 		 */
@@ -1038,6 +1039,7 @@ int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		 */
 		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UP, dev);
 	}
+
 	return ret;
 }