- if(ibmveth_alloc_buffer_pool(pool)) {
- ibmveth_error_printk("unable to alloc pool\n");
- return -ENOMEM;
- }
- pool->active = 1;
- adapter->pool_config = 1;
- ibmveth_close(netdev);
- adapter->pool_config = 0;
- if ((rc = ibmveth_open(netdev)))
- return rc;
+ if (netif_running(netdev)) {
+ if(ibmveth_alloc_buffer_pool(pool)) {
+ ibmveth_error_printk("unable to alloc pool\n");
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+ pool->active = 1;
+ adapter->pool_config = 1;
+ ibmveth_close(netdev);
+ adapter->pool_config = 0;
+ if ((rc = ibmveth_open(netdev)))
+ return rc;
+ } else
+ pool->active = 1;