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Niklas Söderlund
authored
Commit 9cab88726929605 ("net: ethtool: Add back transceiver type")
restores the transceiver type to struct ethtool_link_settings and
convert_link_ksettings_to_legacy_settings() but forgets to remove the
error check for the same in convert_legacy_settings_to_link_ksettings().
This prevents older versions of ethtool to change link settings.
# ethtool --version
ethtool version 3.16
# ethtool -s eth0 autoneg on speed 100 duplex full
Cannot set new settings: Invalid argument
not setting speed
not setting duplex
not setting autoneg
While newer versions of ethtool works.
# ethtool --version
ethtool version 4.10
# ethtool -s eth0 autoneg on speed 100 duplex full
[ 57.703268] sh-eth ee700000.ethernet eth0: Link is Down
[ 59.618227] sh-eth ee700000.ethernet eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control rx/tx
Fixes: 19cab887 ("net: ethtool: Add back transceiver type")
Signed-off-by: 
Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund+renesas@ragnatech.se>
Reported-by: 
Renjith R V <renjith.rv@quest-global.com>
Tested-by: 
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
Signed-off-by: 
David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>