[NET]: Validate device addr prior to interface-up

[net-next-2.6.git] / net / core / dev.c

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 872658927e47cc619f7f82759e1487892fc20fa0..f861555cc5259332dbc8a5ca6baa9672616bef42 100644 (file)
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1007,17 +1007,20 @@ 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 +1041,7 @@ int dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
                 */
                call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UP, dev);
        }
+
        return ret;
 }