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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
index 872119d91afd..bad3e1425ffb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_mac.c
@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ s32 igb_check_alt_mac_addr(struct e1000_hw *hw)
u16 offset, nvm_alt_mac_addr_offset, nvm_data;
u8 alt_mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
+ /*
+ * Alternate MAC address is handled by the option ROM for 82580
+ * and newer. SW support not required.
+ */
+ if (hw->mac.type >= e1000_82580)
+ goto out;
+
ret_val = hw->nvm.ops.read(hw, NVM_ALT_MAC_ADDR_PTR, 1,
&nvm_alt_mac_addr_offset);
if (ret_val) {