In 82580 and later devices, the alternate MAC address feature is
completely handled by the option ROM and software does not handle
it anymore. This patch changes the check_alt_mac_addr function to
exit immediately if device is 82580 or later.
Signed-off-by: Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
u16 offset, nvm_alt_mac_addr_offset, nvm_data;
u8 alt_mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
+ /*
+ * Alternate MAC address is handled by the option ROM for 82580
+ * and newer. SW support not required.
+ */
+ if (hw->mac.type >= e1000_82580)
+ goto out;
+
ret_val = hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, NVM_ALT_MAC_ADDR_PTR, 1,
&nvm_alt_mac_addr_offset);
if (ret_val) {