NetXen: Firmware check modifications
This patch is to make the driver work with multiple minor firmware versions
Signed-off-by: Amit S. Kale <amitkale@netxen.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
index c0c31d1..191e233 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
@@ -984,7 +984,8 @@
_NETXEN_NIC_LINUX_MAJOR, fw_major);
adapter->driver_mismatch = 1;
}
- if (fw_minor != _NETXEN_NIC_LINUX_MINOR) {
+ if (fw_minor != _NETXEN_NIC_LINUX_MINOR &&
+ fw_minor != (_NETXEN_NIC_LINUX_MINOR + 1)) {
printk(KERN_ERR "The mismatch in driver version and firmware "
"version minor number\n"
"Driver version minor number = %d \t"