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bnx2x: Block nvram access when the device is inactive

Don't dump eeprom when bnx2x adapter is down.  Running ethtool -e causes an eeh
without it when the device is down

Signed-off-by: Paul Larson <pl@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Eilon Greenstein 16 years ago
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      drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c

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drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c

@@ -8107,6 +8107,9 @@ static int bnx2x_get_eeprom(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct bnx2x *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int rc;
 
+	if (!netif_running(dev))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	DP(BNX2X_MSG_NVM, "ethtool_eeprom: cmd %d\n"
 	   DP_LEVEL "  magic 0x%x  offset 0x%x (%d)  len 0x%x (%d)\n",
 	   eeprom->cmd, eeprom->magic, eeprom->offset, eeprom->offset,