bp->sp_rtnl_state = 0;
smp_mb();
+ /* Immediately indicate link as down */
+ bp->link_vars.link_up = 0;
+ bp->force_link_down = true;
+ netif_carrier_off(bp->dev);
+ BNX2X_ERR("Indicating link is down due to Tx-timeout\n");
+
bnx2x_nic_unload(bp, UNLOAD_NORMAL, true);
/* When ret value shows failure of allocation failure,
* the nic is rebooted again. If open still fails, a error