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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c8
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);
}
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