+/**
+ * fm10k_mbx_create_fake_disconnect_hdr - Generate a false disconnect mailbox header
+ * @mbx: pointer to mailbox
+ *
+ * This function creates a fake disconnect header for loading into remote
+ * mailbox header. The primary purpose is to prevent errors on immediate
+ * start up after mbx->connect.
+ **/
+STATIC void fm10k_mbx_create_fake_disconnect_hdr(struct fm10k_mbx_info *mbx)
+{
+ u32 hdr = FM10K_MSG_HDR_FIELD_SET(FM10K_MSG_DISCONNECT, TYPE) |
+ FM10K_MSG_HDR_FIELD_SET(mbx->head, TAIL) |
+ FM10K_MSG_HDR_FIELD_SET(mbx->tail, HEAD);
+ u16 crc = fm10k_crc_16b(&hdr, mbx->local, 1);
+
+ mbx->mbx_lock |= FM10K_MBX_ACK;
+
+ /* load header to memory to be written */
+ mbx->mbx_hdr = hdr | FM10K_MSG_HDR_FIELD_SET(crc, CRC);
+}
+