There is an error "e1000e: probe of 0000:00:19.0 failed with error -3" that can be observed after power-on on some I218 controllers. Hardware reset and re-initialization fixes the issue.
Signed-off-by: Denis Turischev <denis.turisc...@compulab.co.il> diff -Nru linux-4.7.orig/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c linux-4.7/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c --- linux-4.7.orig/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c 2016-07-24 22:23:50.000000000 +0300 +++ linux-4.7/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/ich8lan.c 2016-08-01 13:59:08.046563095 +0300 @@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static s32 e1000_disable_ulp_lpt_lp(struct e1000_hw *hw, bool force); static s32 e1000_setup_copper_link_pch_lpt(struct e1000_hw *hw); static s32 e1000_oem_bits_config_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw, bool d0_state); +static s32 e1000_reset_hw_ich8lan(struct e1000_hw *hw); static inline u16 __er16flash(struct e1000_hw *hw, unsigned long reg) { @@ -459,8 +460,12 @@ phy->id = e1000_phy_unknown; ret_val = e1000_init_phy_workarounds_pchlan(hw); - if (ret_val) - return ret_val; + if (ret_val) { + e1000_reset_hw_ich8lan(hw); + ret_val = e1000_init_phy_workarounds_pchlan(hw); + if (ret_val) + return ret_val; + } if (phy->id == e1000_phy_unknown) switch (hw->mac.type) {