struct nicpf {
        struct pci_dev          *pdev;
-       u8                      rev_id;
        u8                      node;
        unsigned int            flags;
        u8                      num_vf_en;      /* No of VF enabled */
        bool                    irq_allocated[NIC_PF_MSIX_VECTORS];
 };
 
+static inline bool pass1_silicon(struct nicpf *nic)
+{
+       return nic->pdev->revision < 8;
+}
+
 /* Supported devices */
 static const struct pci_device_id nic_id_table[] = {
        { PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_CAVIUM, PCI_DEVICE_ID_THUNDER_NIC_PF) },
         * when PF writes to MBOX(1), in next revisions when
         * PF writes to MBOX(0)
         */
-       if (nic->rev_id == 0) {
+       if (pass1_silicon(nic)) {
                /* see the comment for nic_reg_write()/nic_reg_read()
                 * functions above
                 */
                goto err_release_regions;
        }
 
-       pci_read_config_byte(pdev, PCI_REVISION_ID, &nic->rev_id);
-
        nic->node = nic_get_node_id(pdev);
 
        nic_set_lmac_vf_mapping(nic);