set_phy_ctrl(E1000State *s, int index, uint16_t val)
{
if ((val & MII_CR_AUTO_NEG_EN) && (val & MII_CR_RESTART_AUTO_NEG)) {
+ /* no need auto-negotiation if link was down */
+ if (s->nic->nc.link_down) {
+ s->phy_reg[PHY_STATUS] |= MII_SR_AUTONEG_COMPLETE;
+ return;
+ }
s->nic->nc.link_down = true;
e1000_link_down(s);
s->phy_reg[PHY_STATUS] &= ~MII_SR_AUTONEG_COMPLETE;