netdev - RE: [PATCH] igb: Workaround for igb i210 firmware issue.

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Date:   Mon, 7 Nov 2016 23:55:35 +0000
From:   "Brown, Aaron F" <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>
To:     Chris J Arges <christopherarges@...il.com>,
        "jh@...neberg-systemdesign.com" <jh@...neberg-systemdesign.com>
CC:     "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] igb: Workaround for igb i210 firmware issue.

> From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-
> owner@...r.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Chris J Arges
> Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 7:14 AM
> To: jh@...neberg-systemdesign.com
> Cc: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; Chris J Arges
> <christopherarges@...il.com>; Kirsher, Jeffrey T
> <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: [PATCH] igb: Workaround for igb i210 firmware issue.
> 
> Sometimes firmware may not properly initialize I347AT4_PAGE_SELECT
> causing
> the probe of an igb i210 NIC to fail. This patch adds an addition zeroing of
> this register during igb_get_phy_id to workaround this issue.
> 
> Thanks for Jochen Henneberg for the idea and original patch.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris J Arges <christopherarges@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_phy.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>