struct net_device *dev;
        struct net_dev_channel rx;
        struct net_dev_channel tx;
-       struct completion mac_compl;
        struct list_head list;
 };
 
 static int most_nd_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct net_dev_context *nd = dev->ml_priv;
-       long ret;
 
        netdev_info(dev, "open net device\n");
 
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
-       if (!is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr)) {
-               nd->iface->request_netinfo(nd->iface, nd->tx.ch_id);
-               ret = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(
-                             &nd->mac_compl, msecs_to_jiffies(5000));
-               if (!ret) {
-                       netdev_err(dev, "mac timeout\n");
-                       ret = -EBUSY;
-                       goto err;
-               }
-
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       netdev_warn(dev, "mac waiting interrupted\n");
-                       goto err;
-               }
-       }
-
+       if (is_valid_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr))
+               netif_dormant_off(dev);
+       else
+               netif_dormant_on(dev);
        netif_wake_queue(dev);
+       nd->iface->request_netinfo(nd->iface, nd->tx.ch_id);
        return 0;
-
-err:
-       most_stop_channel(nd->iface, nd->tx.ch_id, &aim);
-       most_stop_channel(nd->iface, nd->rx.ch_id, &aim);
-       return ret;
 }
 
 static int most_nd_stop(struct net_device *dev)
                if (!nd)
                        return -ENOMEM;
 
-               init_completion(&nd->mac_compl);
                nd->iface = iface;
 
                spin_lock_irqsave(&list_lock, flags);
                        netdev_info(dev, "set mac %02x-%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x\n",
                                    m[0], m[1], m[2], m[3], m[4], m[5]);
                        ether_addr_copy(dev->dev_addr, m);
-                       complete(&nd->mac_compl);
+                       netif_dormant_off(dev);
                } else if (!ether_addr_equal(dev->dev_addr, m)) {
                        netdev_warn(dev, "reject mac %02x-%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x\n",
                                    m[0], m[1], m[2], m[3], m[4], m[5]);