--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_mpi.c	2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-3.10.107/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_mpi.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!ql_core_dump(qdev, qdev->mpi_coredump)) {
+	if (qdev->mpi_coredump && !ql_core_dump(qdev, qdev->mpi_coredump)) {
 		netif_err(qdev, drv, qdev->ndev, "Core is dumped!\n");
 		qdev->core_is_dumped = 1;
 		queue_delayed_work(qdev->workqueue,