2 files changed, 48 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
index 6382b7c416f4..e10f5ed26181 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
@@ -1341,6 +1341,42 @@ static void smsc911x_rx_multicast_update_workaround(struct smsc911x_data *pdata)
 	spin_unlock(&pdata->mac_lock);
 }
 
+static int smsc911x_phy_general_power_up(struct smsc911x_data *pdata)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (!pdata->phy_dev)
+		return rc;
+
+	/* If the internal PHY is in General Power-Down mode, all, except the
+	 * management interface, is powered-down and stays in that condition as
+	 * long as Phy register bit 0.11 is HIGH.
+	 *
+	 * In that case, clear the bit 0.11, so the PHY powers up and we can
+	 * access to the phy registers.
+	 */
+	rc = phy_read(pdata->phy_dev, MII_BMCR);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		SMSC_WARN(pdata, drv, "Failed reading PHY control reg");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	/* If the PHY general power-down bit is not set is not necessary to
+	 * disable the general power down-mode.
+	 */
+	if (rc & BMCR_PDOWN) {
+		rc = phy_write(pdata->phy_dev, MII_BMCR, rc & ~BMCR_PDOWN);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			SMSC_WARN(pdata, drv, "Failed writing PHY control reg");
+			return rc;
+		}
+
+		usleep_range(1000, 1500);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int smsc911x_phy_disable_energy_detect(struct smsc911x_data *pdata)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -1414,6 +1450,16 @@ static int smsc911x_soft_reset(struct smsc911x_data *pdata)
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
+	 * Make sure to power-up the PHY chip before doing a reset, otherwise
+	 * the reset fails.
+	 */
+	ret = smsc911x_phy_general_power_up(pdata);
+	if (ret) {
+		SMSC_WARN(pdata, drv, "Failed to power-up the PHY chip");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * LAN9210/LAN9211/LAN9220/LAN9221 chips have an internal PHY that
 	 * are initialized in a Energy Detect Power-Down mode that prevents
 	 * the MAC chip to be software reseted. So we have to wakeup the PHY
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
index fd411d6e19a2..03ae9def0e0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ static int vnet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&port->vio.lock, flags);
 
 	dr = &port->vio.drings[VIO_DRIVER_TX_RING];
-	if (unlikely(vnet_tx_dring_avail(dr) < 2)) {
+	if (unlikely(vnet_tx_dring_avail(dr) < 1)) {
 		if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev)) {
 			netif_stop_queue(dev);
 
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ static int vnet_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 
 	dr->prod = (dr->prod + 1) & (VNET_TX_RING_SIZE - 1);
-	if (unlikely(vnet_tx_dring_avail(dr) < 2)) {
+	if (unlikely(vnet_tx_dring_avail(dr) < 1)) {
 		netif_stop_queue(dev);
 		if (vnet_tx_dring_avail(dr) > VNET_TX_WAKEUP_THRESH(dr))
 			netif_wake_queue(dev);