Hi:
In 2.5 the TSO firmware is always loaded on capable cards. This
does not happen in 2.4. I've received a report from a Broadcom
5705M user that unless the firmware is loaded his card does not
work.
This patch makes it load the TSO firmware even if the kernel
does not support it.
The only catch is that the Broadcom driver doesn't always load
the firmware either and yet it still works under 2.4 for that user.
Despite that this should still be safe as 2.5 always loads the
firmware regardless of whether TSO is going to be used or not.
It also removes another variable between 2.4/2.5 when chasing
down tg3 bugs.
Cheers,
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