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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c14
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 5913d372bc27..a7b03ca109d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -5826,12 +5826,6 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
goto ibmvnic_dev_file_err;
netif_carrier_off(netdev);
- rc = register_netdev(netdev);
- if (rc) {
- dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to register netdev rc=%d\n", rc);
- goto ibmvnic_register_fail;
- }
- dev_info(&dev->dev, "ibmvnic registered\n");
if (init_success) {
adapter->state = VNIC_PROBED;
@@ -5844,6 +5838,14 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
adapter->wait_for_reset = false;
adapter->last_reset_time = jiffies;
+
+ rc = register_netdev(netdev);
+ if (rc) {
+ dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to register netdev rc=%d\n", rc);
+ goto ibmvnic_register_fail;
+ }
+ dev_info(&dev->dev, "ibmvnic registered\n");
+
return 0;
ibmvnic_register_fail: