From: Kok, Auke Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:39:30 +0000 (-0800) Subject: e1000: allow ethtool to see link status when down X-Git-Tag: v2.6.21-rc1~74^2~6 X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ca6efb7d6c9336acda2e7b76a39b59bbfe77ec13;p=karo-tx-linux.git e1000: allow ethtool to see link status when down By reading the MAC status register we can detect whether the MAC has seen the PHY see link. This allows us to show the link properties before the device is up in ethtool. Signed-off-by: Auke Kok Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik --- diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c index 44ebc72962dc..6777887295f5 100644 --- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ e1000_get_settings(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd) ecmd->transceiver = XCVR_EXTERNAL; } - if (netif_carrier_ok(adapter->netdev)) { + if (E1000_READ_REG(&adapter->hw, STATUS) & E1000_STATUS_LU) { e1000_get_speed_and_duplex(hw, &adapter->link_speed, &adapter->link_duplex);