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[net-next,02/15] i40e: Allow user to change link settings if link is down

Message ID 1409304620-23251-3-git-send-email-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com
State Changes Requested, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Kirsher, Jeffrey T Aug. 29, 2014, 9:30 a.m. UTC 
From: Catherine Sullivan <catherine.sullivan@intel.com>

Allow the user to change auto-negotiation and speed settings if
link is down.

Change-ID: I372967c627682b5e1835f623a7cbf41b21b51043
Signed-off-by: Catherine Sullivan <catherine.sullivan@intel.com>
Tested-by: Jim Young <jamesx.m.young@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index e701f42..de4ce0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@  static int i40e_set_settings(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	if (hw->phy.media_type != I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_BASET &&
 	    hw->phy.media_type != I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_FIBER &&
-	    hw->phy.media_type != I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_BACKPLANE)
+	    hw->phy.media_type != I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_BACKPLANE &&
+	    hw->phy.link_info.link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/* get our own copy of the bits to check against */