int t3_seeprom_write(struct adapter *adapter, u32 addr, __le32 data);
 int t3_seeprom_wp(struct adapter *adapter, int enable);
 int t3_get_tp_version(struct adapter *adapter, u32 *vers);
-int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load);
+int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter);
 int t3_check_tpsram(struct adapter *adapter, const u8 *tp_ram,
                    unsigned int size);
 int t3_set_proto_sram(struct adapter *adap, const u8 *data);
                  unsigned int nwords, u32 *data, int byte_oriented);
 int t3_load_fw(struct adapter *adapter, const u8 * fw_data, unsigned int size);
 int t3_get_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter, u32 *vers);
-int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load);
+int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter);
 int t3_init_hw(struct adapter *adapter, u32 fw_params);
 void mac_prep(struct cmac *mac, struct adapter *adapter, int index);
 void early_hw_init(struct adapter *adapter, const struct adapter_info *ai);
 
 static int cxgb_up(struct adapter *adap)
 {
        int err;
-       int must_load;
 
        if (!(adap->flags & FULL_INIT_DONE)) {
-               err = t3_check_fw_version(adap, &must_load);
+               err = t3_check_fw_version(adap);
                if (err == -EINVAL) {
                        err = upgrade_fw(adap);
-                       if (err && must_load)
-                               goto out;
+                       CH_WARN(adap, "FW upgrade to %d.%d.%d %s\n",
+                               FW_VERSION_MAJOR, FW_VERSION_MINOR,
+                               FW_VERSION_MICRO, err ? "failed" : "succeeded");
                }
 
-               err = t3_check_tpsram_version(adap, &must_load);
+               err = t3_check_tpsram_version(adap);
                if (err == -EINVAL) {
                        err = update_tpsram(adap);
-                       if (err && must_load)
-                               goto out;
+                       CH_WARN(adap, "TP upgrade to %d.%d.%d %s\n",
+                               TP_VERSION_MAJOR, TP_VERSION_MINOR,
+                               TP_VERSION_MICRO, err ? "failed" : "succeeded");
                }
 
                /*
 
 /**
  *     t3_check_tpsram_version - read the tp sram version
  *     @adapter: the adapter
- *     @must_load: set to 1 if loading a new microcode image is required
  *
  *     Reads the protocol sram version from flash.
  */
-int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load)
+int t3_check_tpsram_version(struct adapter *adapter)
 {
        int ret;
        u32 vers;
        if (adapter->params.rev == T3_REV_A)
                return 0;
 
-       *must_load = 1;
 
        ret = t3_get_tp_version(adapter, &vers);
        if (ret)
 
        if (major == TP_VERSION_MAJOR && minor == TP_VERSION_MINOR)
                return 0;
-
-       if (major != TP_VERSION_MAJOR)
-               CH_ERR(adapter, "found wrong TP version (%u.%u), "
-                      "driver needs version %d.%d\n", major, minor,
-                      TP_VERSION_MAJOR, TP_VERSION_MINOR);
        else {
-               *must_load = 0;
                CH_ERR(adapter, "found wrong TP version (%u.%u), "
                       "driver compiled for version %d.%d\n", major, minor,
                       TP_VERSION_MAJOR, TP_VERSION_MINOR);
 /**
  *     t3_check_fw_version - check if the FW is compatible with this driver
  *     @adapter: the adapter
- *     @must_load: set to 1 if loading a new FW image is required
-
+ *
  *     Checks if an adapter's FW is compatible with the driver.  Returns 0
  *     if the versions are compatible, a negative error otherwise.
  */
-int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter, int *must_load)
+int t3_check_fw_version(struct adapter *adapter)
 {
        int ret;
        u32 vers;
        unsigned int type, major, minor;
 
-       *must_load = 1;
        ret = t3_get_fw_version(adapter, &vers);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
        if (type == FW_VERSION_T3 && major == FW_VERSION_MAJOR &&
            minor == FW_VERSION_MINOR)
                return 0;
-
-       if (major != FW_VERSION_MAJOR)
-               CH_ERR(adapter, "found wrong FW version(%u.%u), "
-                      "driver needs version %u.%u\n", major, minor,
-                      FW_VERSION_MAJOR, FW_VERSION_MINOR);
-       else if (minor < FW_VERSION_MINOR) {
-               *must_load = 0;
+       else if (major != FW_VERSION_MAJOR || minor < FW_VERSION_MINOR)
                CH_WARN(adapter, "found old FW minor version(%u.%u), "
                        "driver compiled for version %u.%u\n", major, minor,
                        FW_VERSION_MAJOR, FW_VERSION_MINOR);
-       } else {
+       else {
                CH_WARN(adapter, "found newer FW version(%u.%u), "
                        "driver compiled for version %u.%u\n", major, minor,
                        FW_VERSION_MAJOR, FW_VERSION_MINOR);