Re: [PATCH 3/3] e1000e: remove failed request for sw/fw/hw flag

[Jeff Garzik]

Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> When the driver fails to acquire the control flag used to serialize
> NVM and PHY accesses between the driver, firmware and hardware, remove the
> request for the flag otherwise the hardware might grant the flag when it
> becomes available but the driver will not release the flag.  This could
> cause the firmware to prevent the driver getting the flag for all future
> attempts.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
>  drivers/net/e1000e/ich8lan.c |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

applied


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