struct bnx2 *bp = dev->priv;
        int rc;
 
-       if (eeprom->offset > bp->flash_info->total_size)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       if ((eeprom->offset + eeprom->len) > bp->flash_info->total_size)
-               eeprom->len = bp->flash_info->total_size - eeprom->offset;
+       /* parameters already validated in ethtool_get_eeprom */
 
        rc = bnx2_nvram_read(bp, eeprom->offset, eebuf, eeprom->len);
 
        struct bnx2 *bp = dev->priv;
        int rc;
 
-       if (eeprom->offset > bp->flash_info->total_size)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       if ((eeprom->offset + eeprom->len) > bp->flash_info->total_size)
-               eeprom->len = bp->flash_info->total_size - eeprom->offset;
+       /* parameters already validated in ethtool_set_eeprom */
 
        rc = bnx2_nvram_write(bp, eeprom->offset, eebuf, eeprom->len);