e1000: allow ethtool to see link status when down
By reading the MAC status register we can detect whether the MAC has seen the PHY see link. This allows us to show the link properties before the device is up in ethtool. Signed-off-by: Auke Kok <auke-jan.h.kok@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
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