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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/benet/be_main.c6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index c36cd2ffbadc..93354eee2cfd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2458,6 +2458,12 @@ int be_load_fw(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 *func)
int status, i = 0, num_imgs = 0;
const u8 *p;
+ if (!netif_running(adapter->netdev)) {
+ dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+ "Firmware load not allowed (interface is down)\n");
+ return -EPERM;
+ }
+
strcpy(fw_file, func);
status = request_firmware(&fw, fw_file, &adapter->pdev->dev);