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authorJesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>2012-08-21 01:37:16 -0700
committerBen Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>2012-09-06 19:10:12 +0100
commit75e6791c0d2d60705932ea5aa8ced5596cb85da4 (patch)
treeac01f3ede9f7e1d3001a2c33b2a6c0cf1a891798
parent74ffff9036dce839e1f5e6835774126d29bd002f (diff)
downloadethtool-75e6791c0d2d60705932ea5aa8ced5596cb85da4.tar.gz
ethtool: allow setting MDI-X state
A bit ago ethtool added support for reading MDI-X state, this patch finishes the implementation, adding the complementary write command. Add support to ethtool for controlling the MDI-X (crossover) state of a network port. Most adapters correctly negotiate MDI-X, but some ill-behaved switches have trouble and end up picking the wrong MDI setting, which results in complete loss of link. Usually this error condition can be observed when multiple ethtool -r ethX are required before link is achieved. This patch allows the user to override the normal "auto" setting and force the crossover state to on or off. The set will fail if the driver doesn't support the get, as suggested by Ben Hutchings. setting MDI not supported In addition the do_gset output was changed slightly to report the value set by the user (when the driver supports the set) old: MDI-X: on new: MDI-X: on (auto) or MDI-X: on (forced) usage is ethtool -s eth0 mdix [auto|on|off] 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> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
-rw-r--r--ethtool.8.in8
-rw-r--r--ethtool.c55
2 files changed, 53 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index 7253832..3208d38 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
.BI speed \ N
.B2 duplex half full
.B4 port tp aui bnc mii fibre
+.B3 mdix auto on off
.B2 autoneg on off
.BN advertise
.BN phyad
@@ -521,6 +522,13 @@ Sets full or half duplex mode.
.A4 port tp aui bnc mii fibre
Selects device port.
.TP
+.A3 mdix auto on off
+Selects MDI-X mode for port. May be used to override the automatic detection
+feature of most adapters. Auto means automatic detection of MDI status, on
+forces MDI-X (crossover) mode, while off means MDI (straight through) mode.
+The driver should guarantee that this command takes effect immediately, and
+if necessary may reset the link to cause the change to take effect.
+.TP
.A2 autoneg on off
Specifies whether autonegotiation should be enabled. Autonegotiation
is enabled by default, but in some network devices may have trouble
diff --git a/ethtool.c b/ethtool.c
index e573357..e21b7cb 100644
--- a/ethtool.c
+++ b/ethtool.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
* Rx Network Flow Control configuration support <santwona.behera@sun.com>
* Various features by Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>;
* Copyright 2009, 2010 Solarflare Communications
+ * MDI-X set support by Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
+ * Copyright 2012 Intel Corporation
*
* TODO:
* * show settings for all devices
@@ -602,16 +604,25 @@ static int dump_ecmd(struct ethtool_cmd *ep)
if (ep->port == PORT_TP) {
fprintf(stdout, " MDI-X: ");
- switch (ep->eth_tp_mdix) {
- case ETH_TP_MDI:
- fprintf(stdout, "off\n");
- break;
- case ETH_TP_MDI_X:
- fprintf(stdout, "on\n");
- break;
- default:
- fprintf(stdout, "Unknown\n");
- break;
+ if (ep->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI) {
+ fprintf(stdout, "off (forced)\n");
+ } else if (ep->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_X) {
+ fprintf(stdout, "on (forced)\n");
+ } else {
+ switch (ep->eth_tp_mdix) {
+ case ETH_TP_MDI:
+ fprintf(stdout, "off");
+ break;
+ case ETH_TP_MDI_X:
+ fprintf(stdout, "on");
+ break;
+ default:
+ fprintf(stdout, "Unknown");
+ break;
+ }
+ if (ep->eth_tp_mdix_ctrl == ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO)
+ fprintf(stdout, " (auto)");
+ fprintf(stdout, "\n");
}
}
@@ -2199,6 +2210,7 @@ static int do_sset(struct cmd_context *ctx)
int speed_wanted = -1;
int duplex_wanted = -1;
int port_wanted = -1;
+ int mdix_wanted = -1;
int autoneg_wanted = -1;
int phyad_wanted = -1;
int xcvr_wanted = -1;
@@ -2259,6 +2271,19 @@ static int do_sset(struct cmd_context *ctx)
port_wanted = PORT_FIBRE;
else
exit_bad_args();
+ } else if (!strcmp(argp[i], "mdix")) {
+ gset_changed = 1;
+ i += 1;
+ if (i >= argc)
+ exit_bad_args();
+ if (!strcmp(argp[i], "auto"))
+ mdix_wanted = ETH_TP_MDI_AUTO;
+ else if (!strcmp(argp[i], "on"))
+ mdix_wanted = ETH_TP_MDI_X;
+ else if (!strcmp(argp[i], "off"))
+ mdix_wanted = ETH_TP_MDI;
+ else
+ exit_bad_args();
} else if (!strcmp(argp[i], "autoneg")) {
i += 1;
if (i >= argc)
@@ -2380,6 +2405,13 @@ static int do_sset(struct cmd_context *ctx)
ecmd.duplex = duplex_wanted;
if (port_wanted != -1)
ecmd.port = port_wanted;
+ if (mdix_wanted != -1) {
+ /* check driver supports MDI-X */
+ if (ecmd.eth_tp_mdix_ctrl != ETH_TP_MDI_INVALID)
+ ecmd.eth_tp_mdix_ctrl = mdix_wanted;
+ else
+ fprintf(stderr, "setting MDI not supported\n");
+ }
if (autoneg_wanted != -1)
ecmd.autoneg = autoneg_wanted;
if (phyad_wanted != -1)
@@ -2439,6 +2471,8 @@ static int do_sset(struct cmd_context *ctx)
fprintf(stderr, " not setting phy_address\n");
if (xcvr_wanted != -1)
fprintf(stderr, " not setting transceiver\n");
+ if (mdix_wanted != -1)
+ fprintf(stderr, " not setting mdix\n");
}
}
@@ -3604,6 +3638,7 @@ static const struct option {
" [ speed %d ]\n"
" [ duplex half|full ]\n"
" [ port tp|aui|bnc|mii|fibre ]\n"
+ " [ mdix auto|on|off ]\n"
" [ autoneg on|off ]\n"
" [ advertise %x ]\n"
" [ phyad %d ]\n"