qlcnic: Fix validation of link event command.

o VF driver that has enabled asynchronous link events
  may not set BIT_8 in the request, if it does not require
  link state in the response.

Signed-off-by: Pratik Pujar <pratik.pujar@qlogic.com>
Signed-off-by: Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@qlogic.com>
Signed-off-by: Shahed Shaikh <shahed.shaikh@qlogic.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
index c81be2da119b..1a66ccded235 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_sriov_pf.c
@@ -1133,9 +1133,6 @@ static int qlcnic_sriov_validate_linkevent(struct qlcnic_vf_info *vf,
         if ((cmd->req.arg[1] >> 16) != vf->rx_ctx_id)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        if (!(cmd->req.arg[1] & BIT_8))
-                return -EINVAL;
-
         return 0;
 }