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[PATCH] smc91x: shut down power after probing

If the interface is not used right away after being probed it wastes
power needlessly. Noted by Holger Schurig.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Nicolas Pitre 19 years ago
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      drivers/net/smc91x.c

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drivers/net/smc91x.c

@@ -1983,6 +1983,10 @@ static int __init smc_probe(struct net_device *dev, void __iomem *ioaddr)
 	if (lp->version >= (CHIP_91100 << 4))
 		smc_phy_detect(dev);
 
+	/* then shut everything down to save power */
+	smc_shutdown(dev);
+	smc_phy_powerdown(dev);
+
 	/* Set default parameters */
 	lp->msg_enable = NETIF_MSG_LINK;
 	lp->ctl_rfduplx = 0;