Description of problem: ethtool -e eth0 to dump ethernet adapter's eeprom contents always returns error. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. ethtool -e eth0 2. 3. Actual results: Cannot get EEPROM data: Invalid argument Expected results: Hex dump of EEPROM. Additional info: One-liner patch for net/core/ethttol.c is attached.
Created attachment 148954 [details] Bug fix patch
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