{
        int i, ret = 0;
 
+       if (is_offload(adapter) &&
+           test_bit(OFFLOAD_DEVMAP_BIT, &adapter->open_device_map)) {
+               cxgb3_err_notify(&adapter->tdev, OFFLOAD_STATUS_DOWN, 0);
+               offload_close(&adapter->tdev);
+       }
+
        /* Stop all ports */
        for_each_port(adapter, i) {
                struct net_device *netdev = adapter->port[i];
                        cxgb_close(netdev);
        }
 
-       if (is_offload(adapter) &&
-           test_bit(OFFLOAD_DEVMAP_BIT, &adapter->open_device_map))
-               offload_close(&adapter->tdev);
-
        /* Stop SGE timers */
        t3_stop_sge_timers(adapter);
 
                        }
                }
        }
+
+       if (is_offload(adapter) && !ofld_disable)
+               cxgb3_err_notify(&adapter->tdev, OFFLOAD_STATUS_UP, 0);
 }
 
 /*
 
        mutex_unlock(&cxgb3_db_lock);
 }
 
+void cxgb3_err_notify(struct t3cdev *tdev, u32 status, u32 error)
+{
+       struct cxgb3_client *client;
+
+       mutex_lock(&cxgb3_db_lock);
+       list_for_each_entry(client, &client_list, client_list) {
+               if (client->err_handler)
+                       client->err_handler(tdev, status, error);
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(&cxgb3_db_lock);
+}
+
 static struct net_device *get_iff_from_mac(struct adapter *adapter,
                                           const unsigned char *mac,
                                           unsigned int vlan)
 
 void cxgb3_unregister_client(struct cxgb3_client *client);
 void cxgb3_add_clients(struct t3cdev *tdev);
 void cxgb3_remove_clients(struct t3cdev *tdev);
+void cxgb3_err_notify(struct t3cdev *tdev, u32 status, u32 error);
 
 typedef int (*cxgb3_cpl_handler_func)(struct t3cdev *dev,
                                      struct sk_buff *skb, void *ctx);
 
+enum {
+       OFFLOAD_STATUS_UP,
+       OFFLOAD_STATUS_DOWN
+};
+
 struct cxgb3_client {
        char *name;
        void (*add) (struct t3cdev *);
        int (*redirect)(void *ctx, struct dst_entry *old,
                        struct dst_entry *new, struct l2t_entry *l2t);
        struct list_head client_list;
+       void (*err_handler)(struct t3cdev *tdev, u32 status, u32 error);
 };
 
 /*