On CPMU devices, the MAC loopback test does not test any important paths
the phy loopback test doesn't also test. The phy loopback test is the
more comprehensive test. This patch disables the MAC loopback test for
these devices.
Signed-off-by: Matt Carlson <mcarlson@broadcom.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Chan <mchan@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
if (loopback_mode == TG3_MAC_LOOPBACK) {
/* HW errata - mac loopback fails in some cases on 5780.
* Normal traffic and PHY loopback are not affected by
- * errata.
+ * errata. Also, the MAC loopback test is deprecated for
+ * all newer ASIC revisions.
*/
- if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) == ASIC_REV_5780)
+ if (GET_ASIC_REV(tp->pci_chip_rev_id) == ASIC_REV_5780 ||
+ (tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_CPMU_PRESENT))
return 0;
mac_mode = tp->mac_mode &