The workaround for the ich8 lock loss problem is only needed for
a very small amount of systems. This adds an option for the user
to disable the workaround.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---

 drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c |   21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c
index bd6c040..0ef4131 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_param.c
@@ -202,6 +202,15 @@ E1000_PARAM(InterruptThrottleRate, "Inte
 
 E1000_PARAM(SmartPowerDownEnable, "Enable PHY smart power down");
 
+/* Enable Kumeran Lock Loss workaround
+ *
+ * Valid Range: 0, 1
+ *
+ * Default Value: 1 (enabled)
+ */
+
+E1000_PARAM(KumeranLockLoss, "Enable Kumeran lock loss workaround");
+
 #define AUTONEG_ADV_DEFAULT  0x2F
 #define AUTONEG_ADV_MASK     0x2F
 #define FLOW_CONTROL_DEFAULT FLOW_CONTROL_FULL
@@ -484,6 +493,18 @@ e1000_check_options(struct e1000_adapter
                e1000_validate_option(&spd, &opt, adapter);
                adapter->smart_power_down = spd;
        }
+       { /* Kumeran Lock Loss Workaround */
+               struct e1000_option opt = {
+                       .type = enable_option,
+                       .name = "Kumeran Lock Loss Workaround",
+                       .err  = "defaulting to Enabled",
+                       .def  = OPTION_ENABLED
+               };
+
+                       int kmrn_lock_loss = KumeranLockLoss[bd];
+                       e1000_validate_option(&kmrn_lock_loss, &opt, adapter);
+                       adapter->hw.kmrn_lock_loss_workaround_disabled = 
!kmrn_lock_loss;
+       }
 
        switch (adapter->hw.media_type) {
        case e1000_media_type_fiber:



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