sfc: QT2025C: Add error message for suspected bad SFP+ cables
Some cables have EEPROMs that conflict with the PHY's on-board EEPROM
so it cannot load firmware.
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c b/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
index 326ffa4..ff8f0a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
@@ -87,8 +87,14 @@
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);
}