return lesm_enabled;
 }
 
+/**
+ *  ixgbe_read_eeprom_82599 - Read EEPROM word using
+ *  fastest available method
+ *
+ *  @hw: pointer to hardware structure
+ *  @offset: offset of  word in the EEPROM to read
+ *  @data: word read from the EEPROM
+ *
+ *  Reads a 16 bit word from the EEPROM
+ **/
+static s32 ixgbe_read_eeprom_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
+                                  u16 offset, u16 *data)
+{
+       struct ixgbe_eeprom_info *eeprom = &hw->eeprom;
+       s32 ret_val = IXGBE_ERR_CONFIG;
+
+       /*
+        * If EEPROM is detected and can be addressed using 14 bits,
+        * use EERD otherwise use bit bang
+        */
+       if ((eeprom->type == ixgbe_eeprom_spi) &&
+           (offset <= IXGBE_EERD_MAX_ADDR))
+               ret_val = ixgbe_read_eerd_generic(hw, offset, data);
+       else
+               ret_val = ixgbe_read_eeprom_bit_bang_generic(hw, offset, data);
+
+       return ret_val;
+}
+
 static struct ixgbe_mac_operations mac_ops_82599 = {
        .init_hw                = &ixgbe_init_hw_generic,
        .reset_hw               = &ixgbe_reset_hw_82599,
 
 static struct ixgbe_eeprom_operations eeprom_ops_82599 = {
        .init_params            = &ixgbe_init_eeprom_params_generic,
-       .read                   = &ixgbe_read_eerd_generic,
+       .read                   = &ixgbe_read_eeprom_82599,
        .write                  = &ixgbe_write_eeprom_generic,
        .calc_checksum          = &ixgbe_calc_eeprom_checksum_generic,
        .validate_checksum      = &ixgbe_validate_eeprom_checksum_generic,