diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c index f06e130512a8..ddcf4870f025 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c @@ -1981,7 +1981,11 @@ static enum mac_version rtl8169_get_mac_version(u16 xid, bool gmii) { 0x7c8, 0x280, RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_26 }, /* 8168DP family. */ - { 0x7cf, 0x288, RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_27 }, + /* It seems this early RTL8168dp version never made it to + * the wild. Let's see whether somebody complains, if not + * we'll remove support for this chip version completely. + * { 0x7cf, 0x288, RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_27 }, + */ { 0x7cf, 0x28a, RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_28 }, { 0x7cf, 0x28b, RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_31 }, @@ -5264,7 +5268,7 @@ static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent) /* Identify chip attached to board */ chipset = rtl8169_get_mac_version(xid, tp->supports_gmii); if (chipset == RTL_GIGA_MAC_NONE) { - dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unknown chip XID %03x\n", xid); + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unknown chip XID %03x, contact r8169 maintainers (see MAINTAINERS file)\n", xid); return -ENODEV; }