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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c b/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c index 326ffa49fbd2..ff8f0a417fa3 100644 --- a/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c +++ b/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c @@ -87,8 +87,14 @@ static int qt2025c_wait_heartbeat(struct efx_nic *efx) old_counter = counter; else if (counter != old_counter) break; - if (time_after(jiffies, timeout)) + if (time_after(jiffies, timeout)) { + /* Some cables have EEPROMs that conflict with the + * PHY's on-board EEPROM so it cannot load firmware */ + EFX_ERR(efx, "If an SFP+ direct attach cable is" + " connected, please check that it complies" + " with the SFP+ specification\n"); return -ETIMEDOUT; + } msleep(QT2025C_HEARTB_WAIT); } |