netdev - Re: [PATCH] pch_gbe: ethtool cannot change parameters when link is down

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Date:	Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:07:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	al@...rsen.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pch_gbe: ethtool cannot change parameters when link is
 down

From: Anders Larsen <al@...rsen.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 11:54:40 +0200

> When attempting to change e.g. the advertising mask when the link is down
> ecmd->speed is -1 causing mii_ethtool_sset() to bail out.
> 
> This bug bit when connecting to a gigabit switch through a 4-pin (industrial)
> cable, since link negotiation would not complete (both endpoints claimed to
> be gigabit-capable, but this is not possible with only 4 pins).
> Any attempt to fix this by setting autonegation to not offer 1000Mbps
> failed as the setting would not be accepted while the link was still down...
> 
> Set ecmd->speed to SPEED_1000 to satisfy mii_ethtool_sset()
> (the actual value of ecmd->speed doesn't matter as long as it is valid,
> since a re-negotation is forced afterwards).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anders Larsen <al@...rsen.net>

Applied.
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