[Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH S36 06/12] i40e: Refactor ethtool get_settings

[Bowers, AndrewX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces at lists.osuosl.org] On
> Behalf Of Bimmy Pujari
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 3:13 PM
> To: intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [next PATCH S36 06/12] i40e: Refactor ethtool
> get_settings
> 
> From: Catherine Sullivan <catherine.sullivan at intel.com>
> 
> Previously we were only looking at the FW supported phy types if link was
> down, because we want to be more specific when link is up. This refactor
> changes this. When link is down, we still rely on the FW supported phy types,
> but when link is up, we select the possible supported link modes from what
> we know about the current phy type, and AND that with the FW supported
> phy types.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Catherine Sullivan <catherine.sullivan at intel.com>
> Change-ID: Ice5dad83f2a17932b0b8b59f07439696ad6aa013
> ---
> Testing Hints:
> Make sure that various cables and cards report the correct
> supported/advertised link settings with ethtool.
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c | 258 +++++++++++++-------
> -----
>  1 file changed, 135 insertions(+), 123 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers at intel.com>
various cables and cards report the correct supported/advertised link settings with ethtool