Drivers using mii_check_media (via-rhine in particular) and also
forcing link parameters with ethtool can reach a state where the link
goes down and never comes back up. This is because mii_check_media
short-circuits early if mii-force_media != 0. This was discussed
in a couple of past threads,
On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 05:19:45PM -0500, John W. Linville wrote:
Drivers using mii_check_media (via-rhine in particular) and also
forcing link parameters with ethtool can reach a state where the link
goes down and never comes back up. This is because mii_check_media
short-circuits early if
