[ipxe-devel] [ipxe/ipxe] [intelx] Add option for bringing links up via manageability interface… (#75)

[Rob Taglang]

… from software driver

Typically x553 NICs are configured for the BMC/ME to enable the PHY interfaces. When these are both disabled, the links never come up.

This is adapted from the Linux ixgbe driver which is able to bring the links up using the manageability interface.

This also helps in the case where the BMC/ME are enabled since sometimes they can be slow to come up and iPXE may fail because it runs before the interfaces are up on a cold boot.
You can view, comment on, or merge this pull request online at:

  https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/pull/75

-- Commit Summary --

  * [intelx] Add option for bringing links up via manageability interface from software driver

-- File Changes --

    M src/drivers/net/intel.h (4)
    M src/drivers/net/intelx.c (329)
    M src/drivers/net/intelx.h (75)

-- Patch Links --

https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/pull/75.patch
https://github.com/ipxe/ipxe/pull/75.diff

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