1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
index 26cde573af43..58d2551c78ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxge/vxge-config.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ __vxge_hw_verify_pci_e_info(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev)
         return VXGE_HW_OK;
 }
 
-static enum vxge_hw_status
+enum vxge_hw_status
 __vxge_hw_device_is_privilaged(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev)
 {
         if ((hldev->host_type == VXGE_HW_NO_MR_NO_SR_NORMAL_FUNCTION ||
@@ -676,10 +676,12 @@ enum vxge_hw_status __vxge_hw_device_initialize(struct __vxge_hw_device *hldev)
 {
         enum vxge_hw_status status = VXGE_HW_OK;
 
-        /* Validate the pci-e link width and speed */
-        status = __vxge_hw_verify_pci_e_info(hldev);
-        if (status != VXGE_HW_OK)
-                goto exit;
+        if (VXGE_HW_OK == __vxge_hw_device_is_privilaged(hldev)) {
+                /* Validate the pci-e link width and speed */
+                status = __vxge_hw_verify_pci_e_info(hldev);
+                if (status != VXGE_HW_OK)
+                        goto exit;
+        }
 
         vxge_hw_wrr_rebalance(hldev);
 exit: