Atheros AR8151 VPD access?

[Adrian Chadd]

hi,

this list is dead these days. sorry!


-adrian


On 29 December 2016 at 14:25, Tui Toser <too22tui at linuxmail.org> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Linux kernel has a patch to Prevent VPD access for buggy devices;
>
> git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7c20078a8197389eead62399419fdc4f8ac4a8a3
>
> This affects my device; 'Ethernet controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR8151 v2.0 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)'
>
> According to the patch, 'some vendors do not follow the VPD format spec'
>
> Will there be any changes soon to follow the VPD format spec for the AR8151, or is there any patch out there I can apply to the kernel to correct this?
>
> Thank you
> Tui
>
>
> P.S. Is anyone responding to emails from this address? nic-devel at qca.qualcomm.com
>
> I have sent several emails to this address since September of this year with not one word back in regards to this...
>
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