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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 8120d266e068..768dfb16bc80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -11650,6 +11650,13 @@ static int bnx2x_get_hwinfo(struct bnx2x *bp)
u32 val = 0, val2 = 0;
int rc = 0;
+ /* Validate that chip access is feasible */
+ if (REG_RD(bp, MISC_REG_CHIP_NUM) == 0xffffffff) {
+ dev_err(&bp->pdev->dev,
+ "Chip read returns all Fs. Preventing probe from continuing\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
bnx2x_get_common_hwinfo(bp);
/*