From: Ondrej Zary <li...@rainbow-software.org> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 23:45:47 +0100
> Even though the port autoselection is enabled by default on AM79C970A, > BNC/AUI port does not work because the link is always reported to be > down. The link state reported by the chip belongs only to the TP port > but the driver uses it regardless of the port used. The chip can't > detect BNC/AUI link state. > > Disable port autoselection and use TP port by default to keep current > behavior (link detection works on TP port, BNC/AUI port does not work). > > Implement ethtool autoneg, port and duplex configuration to allow > using the BNC/AUI port. > > Report the TP link state only if the TP port is selected. When the > port autoselection is enabled or AUI port is selected, report the link > as always up. > > Move pcnet32_suspend() and pcnet32_clr_suspend() functions to avoid > forward declarations. > > Signed-off-by: Ondrej Zary <li...@rainbow-software.org> Also applied to net-next, thanks. Are you really sure the is no way to discover the BNC/AUI link state from the hardware?
