[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net] ice: add support for Auto FEC with FEC disabled

[G, GurucharanX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces at osuosl.org> On Behalf Of
> Paul Greenwalt
> Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2022 11:08 PM
> To: intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net] ice: add support for Auto FEC with FEC
> disabled
> 
> The default Link Establishment State Machine (LESM) behavior does not
> allow the use of FEC disabled if the media does not support FEC disabled.
> However users may want to override this behavior.
> 
> Add ethtool private flag allow-no-fec-modules-in-auto to allow Auto FEC with
> no-FEC mode.
> 
> 	ethtool --set-priv-flags ethX allow-no-fec-modules-in-auto
> on|off
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Greenwalt <paul.greenwalt at intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h          |  1 +
>  .../net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_adminq_cmd.h   |  1 +
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.c   | 80 ++++++++++++-------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_common.h   |  1 +
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ethtool.c  | 40 +++++++++-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c     |  8 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_type.h     |  8 +-
>  7 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> 

Tested-by: Gurucharan <gurucharanx.g at intel.com> (A Contingent worker at Intel)