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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On a gen2 system when using /proc/bus/pci/nn/mm.m to access the PCI
configuration space</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>of an HCA in an attempt to read the VPD for the adapter, the flag bit
in the VPD address</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>fails to set after a reasonable delay after writing a new address and
the VPD data are invalid.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Other adapters (e.g. Broadcom NICs) that also have a VPD do set the
flag bit and return valid</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>VPD data. Any ideas?</span></font></p>
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