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Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:12:50 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:	<davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <gospo@...hat.com>, <sassmann@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next 1/6] ethtool.h: MDI setting support

On Tue, 2012-08-21 at 01:37 -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
> 
> This change modifies the core ethtool struct to allow a driver to
> support setting of MDI/MDI-X state for twisted pair wiring.  This
> change uses a previously reserved u8 and should not change any
> binary compatibility of ethtool.
> 
> Also as per Ben Hutchings' suggestion, the capabilities are
> stored in a separate byte so the driver can report if it supports
> changing settings.
> 
> see thread: http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-netdev/2010/11/17/6289820/thread
> 
> see ethtool patches titled:
> ethtool: allow setting MDI-X state
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
> CC: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
> Tested-by: Aaron Brown aaron.f.brown@...el.com
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>

> ---
>  include/linux/ethtool.h | 17 +++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
> index 21eff41..fcb4f8e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
> +++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
> @@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ struct ethtool_cmd {
>  				 * bits) in Mbps. Please use
>  				 * ethtool_cmd_speed()/_set() to
>  				 * access it */
> -	__u8	eth_tp_mdix;
> -	__u8	reserved2;
> +	__u8	eth_tp_mdix;	/* twisted pair MDI-X status */
> +	__u8    eth_tp_mdix_ctrl; /* twisted pair MDI-X control, when set,
> +				   * link should be renegotiated if necessary
> +				   */
>  	__u32	lp_advertising;	/* Features the link partner advertises */
>  	__u32	reserved[2];
>  };
> @@ -1229,10 +1231,13 @@ struct ethtool_ops {
>  #define AUTONEG_DISABLE		0x00
>  #define AUTONEG_ENABLE		0x01
>  
> -/* Mode MDI or MDI-X */
> -#define ETH_TP_MDI_INVALID	0x00
> -#define ETH_TP_MDI		0x01
> -#define ETH_TP_MDI_X		0x02
> +/* MDI or MDI-X status/control - if MDI/MDI_X/AUTO is set then
> + * the driver is required to renegotiate link
> + */
> +#define ETH_TP_MDI_INVALID	0x00 /* status: unknown; control: unsupported */
> +#define ETH_TP_MDI		0x01 /* status: MDI;     control: force MDI */
> +#define ETH_TP_MDI_X		0x02 /* status: MDI-X;   control: force MDI-X */
> +#define ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO		0x03 /*                  control: auto-select */
>  
>  /* Wake-On-Lan options. */
>  #define WAKE_PHY		(1 << 0)

-- 
Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare
Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.

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