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Subject[PATCH] igb: add parameter to ignore nvm checksum validation
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Some of the broken NICs don't have EEPROM programmed correctly. It results
in probe to fail. This change adds a module parameter that can be used to
ignore nvm checksum validation.

Cc: xe-linux-external@cisco.com
Signed-off-by: Nikunj Kela <nkela@cisco.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 39f33af..0ae1324 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ static int debug = -1;
module_param(debug, int, 0);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level (0=none,...,16=all)");

+static bool ignore_nvm_checksum;
+module_param(ignore_nvm_checksum, bool, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_nvm_checksum,
+ "Set to ignore nvm checksum validation (defaults N)");
+
struct igb_reg_info {
u32 ofs;
char *name;
@@ -3191,18 +3196,29 @@ static int igb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
case e1000_i211:
if (igb_get_flash_presence_i210(hw)) {
if (hw->nvm.ops.validate(hw) < 0) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+ if (ignore_nvm_checksum) {
+ dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
"The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
- err = -EIO;
- goto err_eeprom;
+ } else {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+ "The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
+ err = -EIO;
+ goto err_eeprom;
+ }
}
}
break;
default:
if (hw->nvm.ops.validate(hw) < 0) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
- err = -EIO;
- goto err_eeprom;
+ if (ignore_nvm_checksum) {
+ dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
+ "The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
+ } else {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+ "The NVM Checksum Is Not Valid\n");
+ err = -EIO;
+ goto err_eeprom;
+ }
}
break;
}
--
2.5.0
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