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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/1] bnx2x: recognize fan failure
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:47:42 -0500 (EST)
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From: "Yuval Mintz" <yuvalmin@broadcom.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 11:56:49 +0200

> From: Yaniv Rosner <yaniv.rosner@broadcom.com>
> 
> If fan failure is detected, MCP prevents PCI I/O registers from being
> mapped to the bar, causing a fatal error as driver is unaware.
> 
> This patch recognizes such an event occurred and gracefully terminates
> the probe process.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yaniv Rosner <yaniv.rosner@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz <yuvalmin@broadcom.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
> ---
> Hi Dave,
> 
> This patch prevents a fatal error on newer bnx2x boards.
> 
> Please consider applying it to 'net'.

Too late, I've applied it to net-next.  I'm not asking Linus to hold back
an already delayed released for such a rarely triggering issue such as this
one.