| Message ID | 20091020094954.310595275@fluff.org.uk |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
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Index: b/drivers/net/ks8851.c =================================================================== --- a/drivers/net/ks8851.c 2009-10-12 23:04:15.000000000 +0100 +++ b/drivers/net/ks8851.c 2009-10-13 13:28:43.000000000 +0100 @@ -1239,6 +1239,9 @@ static int __devinit ks8851_probe(struct ndev->netdev_ops = &ks8851_netdev_ops; ndev->irq = spi->irq; + /* issue a global soft reset to reset the device. */ + ks8851_soft_reset(ks, GRR_GSR); + /* simple check for a valid chip being connected to the bus */ if ((ks8851_rdreg16(ks, KS_CIDER) & ~CIDER_REV_MASK) != CIDER_ID) {
Issue a full soft reset at probe time. This was reported by Doong Ping of Micrel, but no explanation of why this is necessary or what bug it is fixing. Add it as it does not seem to hurt the current driver and ensures that the device is in a known state when we start setting it up. Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks <ben@simtec.co.uk> --- drivers/net/ks8851.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html