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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c8
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c14
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h1
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 1ee5d0fbb90..2e8e7640b60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_vfs,
"Maximum number of virtual functions to allocate per physical function");
#endif /* CONFIG_PCI_IOV */
+static unsigned int allow_unsupported_sfp;
+module_param(allow_unsupported_sfp, uint, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(allow_unsupported_sfp,
+ "Allow unsupported and untested SFP+ modules on 82599-based adapters");
+
MODULE_AUTHOR("Intel Corporation, <linux.nics@intel.com>");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel(R) 10 Gigabit PCI Express Network Driver");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -7489,6 +7494,9 @@ static int __devinit ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
e_crit(probe, "Fan has stopped, replace the adapter\n");
}
+ if (allow_unsupported_sfp)
+ hw->allow_unsupported_sfp = allow_unsupported_sfp;
+
/* reset_hw fills in the perm_addr as well */
hw->phy.reset_if_overtemp = true;
err = hw->mac.ops.reset_hw(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
index 7cf1e1f56c6..29fda9777ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ out:
**/
s32 ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
{
+ struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = hw->back;
s32 status = IXGBE_ERR_PHY_ADDR_INVALID;
u32 vendor_oui = 0;
enum ixgbe_sfp_type stored_sfp_type = hw->phy.sfp_type;
@@ -1068,9 +1069,16 @@ s32 ixgbe_identify_sfp_module_generic(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
if (hw->phy.type == ixgbe_phy_sfp_intel) {
status = 0;
} else {
- hw_dbg(hw, "SFP+ module not supported\n");
- hw->phy.type = ixgbe_phy_sfp_unsupported;
- status = IXGBE_ERR_SFP_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+ if (hw->allow_unsupported_sfp) {
+ e_warn(drv, "WARNING: Intel (R) Network Connections are quality tested using Intel (R) Ethernet Optics. Using untested modules is not supported and may cause unstable operation or damage to the module or the adapter. Intel Corporation is not responsible for any harm caused by using untested modules.");
+ status = 0;
+ } else {
+ hw_dbg(hw,
+ "SFP+ module not supported\n");
+ hw->phy.type =
+ ixgbe_phy_sfp_unsupported;
+ status = IXGBE_ERR_SFP_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+ }
}
} else {
status = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
index 775602ef90e..2dc5e71cb3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_type.h
@@ -2892,6 +2892,7 @@ struct ixgbe_hw {
u8 revision_id;
bool adapter_stopped;
bool force_full_reset;
+ bool allow_unsupported_sfp;
};
struct ixgbe_info {