return resource_size(&efx->pci_dev->resource[EFX_MEM_BAR]);
 }
 
-static int efx_ef10_init_capabilities(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static int efx_ef10_init_datapath_caps(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
        MCDI_DECLARE_BUF(outbuf, MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_LEN);
        struct efx_ef10_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
                          outbuf, sizeof(outbuf), &outlen);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
+       if (outlen < sizeof(outbuf)) {
+               netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
+                         "unable to read datapath firmware capabilities\n");
+               return -EIO;
+       }
 
-       if (outlen >= sizeof(outbuf)) {
-               nic_data->datapath_caps =
-                       MCDI_DWORD(outbuf, GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_FLAGS1);
-               if (!(nic_data->datapath_caps &
-                    (1 << MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_TX_TSO_LBN))) {
-                       netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
-                                 "Capabilities don't indicate TSO support.\n");
-                       return -ENODEV;
-               }
+       nic_data->datapath_caps =
+               MCDI_DWORD(outbuf, GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_FLAGS1);
+
+       if (!(nic_data->datapath_caps &
+             (1 << MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_TX_TSO_LBN))) {
+               netif_err(efx, drv, efx->net_dev,
+                         "current firmware does not support TSO\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
+       if (!(nic_data->datapath_caps &
+             (1 << MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_RX_PREFIX_LEN_14_LBN))) {
+               netif_err(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
+                         "current firmware does not support an RX prefix\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
        }
 
        return 0;
        if (rc)
                goto fail3;
 
-       rc = efx_ef10_init_capabilities(efx);
+       rc = efx_ef10_init_datapath_caps(efx);
        if (rc < 0)
                goto fail3;
 
        efx->rx_packet_len_offset =
                ES_DZ_RX_PREFIX_PKTLEN_OFST - ES_DZ_RX_PREFIX_SIZE;
 
-       if (!(nic_data->datapath_caps &
-             (1 << MC_CMD_GET_CAPABILITIES_OUT_RX_PREFIX_LEN_14_LBN))) {
-               netif_err(efx, probe, efx->net_dev,
-                         "current firmware does not support an RX prefix\n");
-               rc = -ENODEV;
-               goto fail3;
-       }
-
        rc = efx_mcdi_port_get_number(efx);
        if (rc < 0)
                goto fail3;