smsc95xx: remove EEPROM loaded check
authorSteve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@smsc.com>
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:37:58 +0000 (02:37 +0000)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:54:31 +0000 (12:54 -0700)
commitbcd218be5aebed94951a750b1d477aea86fb68ea
tree13e8f349a69a591c7e92239361521a817ce79cb1
parent81e43213882e62374c1a87f9d97d4287ed9f7257
smsc95xx: remove EEPROM loaded check

The eeprom read & write commands currently check the E2P_CMD_LOADED_ bit is
set before allowing any operations.  This prevents any reading or writing
unless a correctly programmed EEPROM is installed.

This patch removes the check, so it is possible to program blank EEPROMS
via ethtool.

Signed-off-by: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@smsc.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
drivers/net/usb/smsc95xx.c