netdev - [PATCH net-next 04/10] tg3: Fix NVRAM page writes on newer devices

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Date:	Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:20:11 -0800
From:	"Matt Carlson" <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mcarlson@...adcom.com, mchan@...adcom.com
Subject: [PATCH net-next 04/10] tg3: Fix NVRAM page writes on newer
 devices

On newer devices, the hardware expects the NVRAM address register
to be written only once per NVRAM page.  To do otherwise causes NVRAM
corruption.  This patch fixes the problem.

Signed-off-by: Matt Carlson <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index cb17885..67b6d61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -3140,8 +3140,6 @@ static int tg3_nvram_write_block_buffered(struct tg3 *tp, u32 offset, u32 len,
 
 		phy_addr = tg3_nvram_phys_addr(tp, offset);
 
-		tw32(NVRAM_ADDR, phy_addr);
-
 		nvram_cmd = NVRAM_CMD_GO | NVRAM_CMD_DONE | NVRAM_CMD_WR;
 
 		if (page_off == 0 || i == 0)
@@ -3152,6 +3150,11 @@ static int tg3_nvram_write_block_buffered(struct tg3 *tp, u32 offset, u32 len,
 		if (i == (len - 4))
 			nvram_cmd |= NVRAM_CMD_LAST;
 
+		if ((nvram_cmd & NVRAM_CMD_FIRST) ||
+		    !tg3_flag(tp, FLASH) ||
+		    !tg3_flag(tp, 57765_PLUS))
+			tw32(NVRAM_ADDR, phy_addr);
+
 		if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) != ASIC_REV_5752 &&
 		    !tg3_flag(tp, 5755_PLUS) &&
 		    (tp->nvram_jedecnum == JEDEC_ST) &&
-- 
1.7.3.4


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