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be2net: clarify promiscuous cmd with a comment

The promiscous cmd config code gives an impression that
setting a port to promisc mode will unset the other port.
This is not the case and is clarified with a comment.

Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla <sathyap@serverengines.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Sathya Perla 15 years ago
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      drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c

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drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c

@@ -1113,6 +1113,10 @@ int be_cmd_promiscuous_config(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 port_num, bool en)
 	be_cmd_hdr_prepare(&req->hdr, CMD_SUBSYSTEM_ETH,
 		OPCODE_ETH_PROMISCUOUS, sizeof(*req));
 
+	/* In FW versions X.102.149/X.101.487 and later,
+	 * the port setting associated only with the
+	 * issuing pci function will take effect
+	 */
 	if (port_num)
 		req->port1_promiscuous = en;
 	else