ethtool.h: MDI setting support
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@intel.com>
CC: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown aaron.f.brown@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
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 @@
* 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 @@
#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)