}
 
 static void
-bnx2_netif_stop(struct bnx2 *bp)
+bnx2_netif_stop(struct bnx2 *bp, bool stop_cnic)
 {
-       bnx2_cnic_stop(bp);
+       if (stop_cnic)
+               bnx2_cnic_stop(bp);
        if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
                int i;
 
 }
 
 static void
-bnx2_netif_start(struct bnx2 *bp)
+bnx2_netif_start(struct bnx2 *bp, bool start_cnic)
 {
        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bp->intr_sem)) {
                if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
                        netif_tx_wake_all_queues(bp->dev);
                        bnx2_napi_enable(bp);
                        bnx2_enable_int(bp);
-                       bnx2_cnic_start(bp);
+                       if (start_cnic)
+                               bnx2_cnic_start(bp);
                }
        }
 }
                return;
        }
 
-       bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
+       bnx2_netif_stop(bp, true);
 
        bnx2_init_nic(bp, 1);
 
        atomic_set(&bp->intr_sem, 1);
-       bnx2_netif_start(bp);
+       bnx2_netif_start(bp, true);
        rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
        struct bnx2 *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
 
        if (netif_running(dev))
-               bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
+               bnx2_netif_stop(bp, false);
 
        bp->vlgrp = vlgrp;
 
        if (bp->flags & BNX2_FLAG_CAN_KEEP_VLAN)
                bnx2_fw_sync(bp, BNX2_DRV_MSG_CODE_KEEP_VLAN_UPDATE, 0, 1);
 
-       bnx2_netif_start(bp);
+       bnx2_netif_start(bp, false);
 }
 #endif
 
        bp->stats_ticks &= BNX2_HC_STATS_TICKS_HC_STAT_TICKS;
 
        if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
-               bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
+               bnx2_netif_stop(bp, true);
                bnx2_init_nic(bp, 0);
-               bnx2_netif_start(bp);
+               bnx2_netif_start(bp, true);
        }
 
        return 0;
                /* Reset will erase chipset stats; save them */
                bnx2_save_stats(bp);
 
-               bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
+               bnx2_netif_stop(bp, true);
                bnx2_reset_chip(bp, BNX2_DRV_MSG_CODE_RESET);
                bnx2_free_skbs(bp);
                bnx2_free_mem(bp);
                        bnx2_setup_cnic_irq_info(bp);
                mutex_unlock(&bp->cnic_lock);
 #endif
-               bnx2_netif_start(bp);
+               bnx2_netif_start(bp, true);
        }
        return 0;
 }
        if (etest->flags & ETH_TEST_FL_OFFLINE) {
                int i;
 
-               bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
+               bnx2_netif_stop(bp, true);
                bnx2_reset_chip(bp, BNX2_DRV_MSG_CODE_DIAG);
                bnx2_free_skbs(bp);
 
                        bnx2_shutdown_chip(bp);
                else {
                        bnx2_init_nic(bp, 1);
-                       bnx2_netif_start(bp);
+                       bnx2_netif_start(bp, true);
                }
 
                /* wait for link up */
                return 0;
 
        flush_scheduled_work();
-       bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
+       bnx2_netif_stop(bp, true);
        netif_device_detach(dev);
        del_timer_sync(&bp->timer);
        bnx2_shutdown_chip(bp);
        bnx2_set_power_state(bp, PCI_D0);
        netif_device_attach(dev);
        bnx2_init_nic(bp, 1);
-       bnx2_netif_start(bp);
+       bnx2_netif_start(bp, true);
        return 0;
 }
 
        }
 
        if (netif_running(dev)) {
-               bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
+               bnx2_netif_stop(bp, true);
                del_timer_sync(&bp->timer);
                bnx2_reset_nic(bp, BNX2_DRV_MSG_CODE_RESET);
        }
 
        rtnl_lock();
        if (netif_running(dev))
-               bnx2_netif_start(bp);
+               bnx2_netif_start(bp, true);
 
        netif_device_attach(dev);
        rtnl_unlock();