From 2c7a9dc1641664173211c4ebc5db510a08684c46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ajit Khaparde Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:51:28 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] be2net: Avoid programming permenant MAC by BE3-R VFs On BE3-R, the PF programs the initial MAC address for its VFs. Doing it again in VF probe, causes a FW error which although harmless generates an unnecessary error log message. Signed-off-by: Vasundhara Volam Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla Signed-off-by: Ajit Khaparde Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h | 1 + drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c | 10 ++++------ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h index f4825db..5878df6 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h @@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ struct be_adapter { }; #define be_physfn(adapter) (!adapter->virtfn) +#define be_virtfn(adapter) (adapter->virtfn) #define sriov_enabled(adapter) (adapter->num_vfs > 0) #define sriov_want(adapter) (be_physfn(adapter) && \ (num_vfs || pci_num_vf(adapter->pdev))) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c index 9b148cf..78a0e85 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c @@ -3253,12 +3253,10 @@ static int be_mac_setup(struct be_adapter *adapter) memcpy(mac, adapter->netdev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN); } - /* On BE3 VFs this cmd may fail due to lack of privilege. - * Ignore the failure as in this case pmac_id is fetched - * in the IFACE_CREATE cmd. - */ - be_cmd_pmac_add(adapter, mac, adapter->if_handle, - &adapter->pmac_id[0], 0); + /* For BE3-R VFs, the PF programs the initial MAC address */ + if (!(BEx_chip(adapter) && be_virtfn(adapter))) + be_cmd_pmac_add(adapter, mac, adapter->if_handle, + &adapter->pmac_id[0], 0); return 0; } -- 2.7.4