Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6: (1674 commits)
  qlcnic: adding co maintainer
  ixgbe: add support for active DA cables
  ixgbe: dcb, do not tag tc_prio_control frames
  ixgbe: fix ixgbe_tx_is_paused logic
  ixgbe: always enable vlan strip/insert when DCB is enabled
  ixgbe: remove some redundant code in setting FCoE FIP filter
  ixgbe: fix wrong offset to fc_frame_header in ixgbe_fcoe_ddp
  ixgbe: fix header len when unsplit packet overflows to data buffer
  ipv6: Never schedule DAD timer on dead address
  ipv6: Use POSTDAD state
  ipv6: Use state_lock to protect ifa state
  ipv6: Replace inet6_ifaddr->dead with state
  cxgb4: notify upper drivers if the device is already up when they load
  cxgb4: keep interrupts available when the ports are brought down
  cxgb4: fix initial addition of MAC address
  cnic: Return SPQ credit to bnx2x after ring setup and shutdown.
  cnic: Convert cnic_local_flags to atomic ops.
  can: Fix SJA1000 command register writes on SMP systems
  bridge: fix build for CONFIG_SYSFS disabled
  ARCNET: Limit com20020 PCI ID matches for SOHARD cards
  ...

Fix up various conflicts with pcmcia tree drivers/net/
{pcmcia/3c589_cs.c, wireless/orinoco/orinoco_cs.c and
wireless/orinoco/spectrum_cs.c} and feature removal
(Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt).

Also fix a non-content conflict due to pm_qos_requirement getting
renamed in the PM tree (now pm_qos_request) in net/mac80211/scan.c

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index db1794546c56..1a99bb244106 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_scan_fixups);
 struct phy_device* phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int phy_id)
 {
 	struct phy_device *dev;
+
 	/* We allocate the device, and initialize the
 	 * default values */
 	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -179,6 +180,17 @@ struct phy_device* phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, int phy_id)
 	mutex_init(&dev->lock);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->state_queue, phy_state_machine);
 
+	/* Request the appropriate module unconditionally; don't
+	   bother trying to do so only if it isn't already loaded,
+	   because that gets complicated. A hotplug event would have
+	   done an unconditional modprobe anyway.
+	   We don't do normal hotplug because it won't work for MDIO
+	   -- because it relies on the device staying around for long
+	   enough for the driver to get loaded. With MDIO, the NIC
+	   driver will get bored and give up as soon as it finds that
+	   there's no driver _already_ loaded. */
+	request_module(MDIO_MODULE_PREFIX MDIO_ID_FMT, MDIO_ID_ARGS(phy_id));
+
 	return dev;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_device_create);