qlcnic: remove fw version check

Don't compare flash and file fw version. Allow to load
old fw from file than flashed fw.
If file fw is present, don't skip fw re-intialization.

Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar Salecha <amit.salecha@qlogic.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
index 9f994b968f4a..e26fa9593311 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qlcnic/qlcnic_init.c
@@ -1015,8 +1015,6 @@ qlcnic_check_fw_hearbeat(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 int
 qlcnic_need_fw_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
 {
-        u32 val, version, major, minor, build;
-
         if (qlcnic_check_fw_hearbeat(adapter)) {
                 qlcnic_rom_lock_recovery(adapter);
                 return 1;
@@ -1025,20 +1023,8 @@ qlcnic_need_fw_reset(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
         if (adapter->need_fw_reset)
                 return 1;
 
-        /* check if we have got newer or different file firmware */
-        if (adapter->fw) {
-
-                val = qlcnic_get_fw_version(adapter);
-
-                version = QLCNIC_DECODE_VERSION(val);
-
-                major = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_FW_VERSION_MAJOR);
-                minor = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_FW_VERSION_MINOR);
-                build = QLCRD32(adapter, QLCNIC_FW_VERSION_SUB);
-
-                if (version > QLCNIC_VERSION_CODE(major, minor, build))
-                        return 1;
-        }
+        if (adapter->fw)
+                return 1;
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -1174,18 +1160,6 @@ qlcnic_validate_firmware(struct qlcnic_adapter *adapter)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        /* check if flashed firmware is newer */
-        if (qlcnic_rom_fast_read(adapter,
-                        QLCNIC_FW_VERSION_OFFSET, (int *)&val))
-                return -EIO;
-
-        val = QLCNIC_DECODE_VERSION(val);
-        if (val > ver) {
-                dev_info(&pdev->dev, "%s: firmware is older than flash\n",
-                                fw_name[fw_type]);
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
-
         QLCWR32(adapter, QLCNIC_CAM_RAM(0x1fc), QLCNIC_BDINFO_MAGIC);
         return 0;
 }