The checksum field in the EEPROM on HPPA is really not a
checksum but a signature (0x16d6). So allow 0x16d6 as the
matching checksum on HPPA systems.
This issue is present on longterm/stable kernels, I have
verified that this patch is applicable back to at least
2.6.32.y kernels.
CC: Guy Martin <gms...@tuxicoman.be>
CC: Rolf Eike Beer <eike-ker...@sf-tec.de>
CC: Matt Turner <matts...@gmail.com>
Reported-by: Mikulas Patocka <miku...@artax.kerlin.mff.cuni.cz>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirs...@intel.com>
Acked-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeb...@intel.com>
---
drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c | 6 ++++++
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
index 8545c7a..08c1ad5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
@@ -4026,6 +4026,12 @@ s32 e1000_validate_eeprom_checksum(struct e1000_hw *hw)
checksum += eeprom_data;
}
+#ifdef __hppa__
+ /* This is a signature and not a checksum on HP c8000 */
+ if ((hw->subsystem_vendor_id == 0x103C) && (eeprom_data == 0x16d6))
+ return E1000_SUCCESS;
+
+#endif
if (checksum == (u16) EEPROM_SUM)
return E1000_SUCCESS;
else {
--
1.7.6
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