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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c index ead49e54f31..576fb51eb74 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c @@ -2778,6 +2778,14 @@ static int __devinit ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, hw->mac.type, hw->phy.type, (part_num >> 8), (part_num & 0xff)); + if (link_width <= IXGBE_PCI_LINK_WIDTH_4) { + dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "PCI-Express bandwidth available for " + "this card is not sufficient for optimal " + "performance.\n"); + dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "For optimal performance a x8 " + "PCI-Express slot is required.\n"); + } + /* reset the hardware with the new settings */ ixgbe_start_hw(hw); |