}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(ethtool_op_get_flags);
+/* Check if device can enable (or disable) particular feature coded in "data"
+ * argument. Flags "supported" describe features that can be toggled by device.
+ * If feature can not be toggled, it state (enabled or disabled) must match
+ * hardcoded device features state, otherwise flags are marked as invalid.
+ */
+bool ethtool_invalid_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data, u32 supported)
+{
+ u32 features = dev->features & flags_dup_features;
+ /* "data" can contain only flags_dup_features bits,
+ * see __ethtool_set_flags */
+
+ return (features & ~supported) != (data & ~supported);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ethtool_invalid_flags);
+
int ethtool_op_set_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data, u32 supported)
{
- if (data & ~supported)
+ if (ethtool_invalid_flags(dev, data, supported))
return -EINVAL;
dev->features = ((dev->features & ~flags_dup_features) |