strlcpy(info->version, DRV_MODULE_VERSION, sizeof(info->version));
 
        phy_fw_ver[0] = '\0';
-       if (bp->port.pmf) {
-               bnx2x_acquire_phy_lock(bp);
-               bnx2x_get_ext_phy_fw_version(&bp->link_params,
-                                            (bp->state != BNX2X_STATE_CLOSED),
-                                            phy_fw_ver, PHY_FW_VER_LEN);
-               bnx2x_release_phy_lock(bp);
-       }
-
+       bnx2x_get_ext_phy_fw_version(&bp->link_params,
+                                    phy_fw_ver, PHY_FW_VER_LEN);
        strlcpy(info->fw_version, bp->fw_ver, sizeof(info->fw_version));
        snprintf(info->fw_version + strlen(bp->fw_ver), 32 - strlen(bp->fw_ver),
                 "bc %d.%d.%d%s%s",
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-int bnx2x_get_ext_phy_fw_version(struct link_params *params, u8 driver_loaded,
-                                u8 *version, u16 len)
+int bnx2x_get_ext_phy_fw_version(struct link_params *params, u8 *version,
+                                u16 len)
 {
        struct bnx2x *bp;
        u32 spirom_ver = 0;
 
 void bnx2x_link_status_update(struct link_params *input,
                            struct link_vars *output);
 /* returns string representing the fw_version of the external phy */
-int bnx2x_get_ext_phy_fw_version(struct link_params *params, u8 driver_loaded,
-                                u8 *version, u16 len);
+int bnx2x_get_ext_phy_fw_version(struct link_params *params, u8 *version,
+                                u16 len);
 
 /* Set/Unset the led
    Basically, the CLC takes care of the led for the link, but in case one needs