Patch addresses issues when manageability passthrough is enabled, but the
MAC_ADDR_FILTER bit is not set in the MANC register.
Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
}
/**
- * e1000e_enable_mng_pass_thru - Enable processing of ARP's
+ * e1000e_enable_mng_pass_thru - Check if management passthrough is needed
* @hw: pointer to the HW structure
*
- * Verifies the hardware needs to allow ARPs to be processed by the host.
+ * Verifies the hardware needs to leave interface enabled so that frames can
+ * be directed to and from the management interface.
**/
bool e1000e_enable_mng_pass_thru(struct e1000_hw *hw)
{
manc = er32(MANC);
- if (!(manc & E1000_MANC_RCV_TCO_EN) ||
- !(manc & E1000_MANC_EN_MAC_ADDR_FILTER))
+ if (!(manc & E1000_MANC_RCV_TCO_EN))
return ret_val;
if (hw->mac.arc_subsystem_valid) {