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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] smsc95xx: remove EEPROM loaded check
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:56:31 -0700 (PDT)
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From: Steve Glendinning <steve.glendinning@smsc.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:37:58 +0100

> 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>

Applied to net-next-2.6