{
        struct e1000_mac_info *mac = &hw->mac;
        s32 ret_val = 0;
+       u32 pcs_status_reg, pcs_adv_reg, pcs_lp_ability_reg, pcs_ctrl_reg;
        u16 mii_status_reg, mii_nway_adv_reg, mii_nway_lp_ability_reg;
        u16 speed, duplex;
 
                }
        }
 
+       /* Check for the case where we have SerDes media and auto-neg is
+        * enabled.  In this case, we need to check and see if Auto-Neg
+        * has completed, and if so, how the PHY and link partner has
+        * flow control configured.
+        */
+       if ((hw->phy.media_type == e1000_media_type_internal_serdes) &&
+           mac->autoneg) {
+               /* Read the PCS_LSTS and check to see if AutoNeg
+                * has completed.
+                */
+               pcs_status_reg = er32(PCS_LSTAT);
+
+               if (!(pcs_status_reg & E1000_PCS_LSTS_AN_COMPLETE)) {
+                       e_dbg("PCS Auto Neg has not completed.\n");
+                       return ret_val;
+               }
+
+               /* The AutoNeg process has completed, so we now need to
+                * read both the Auto Negotiation Advertisement
+                * Register (PCS_ANADV) and the Auto_Negotiation Base
+                * Page Ability Register (PCS_LPAB) to determine how
+                * flow control was negotiated.
+                */
+               pcs_adv_reg = er32(PCS_ANADV);
+               pcs_lp_ability_reg = er32(PCS_LPAB);
+
+               /* Two bits in the Auto Negotiation Advertisement Register
+                * (PCS_ANADV) and two bits in the Auto Negotiation Base
+                * Page Ability Register (PCS_LPAB) determine flow control
+                * for both the PHY and the link partner.  The following
+                * table, taken out of the IEEE 802.3ab/D6.0 dated March 25,
+                * 1999, describes these PAUSE resolution bits and how flow
+                * control is determined based upon these settings.
+                * NOTE:  DC = Don't Care
+                *
+                *   LOCAL DEVICE  |   LINK PARTNER
+                * PAUSE | ASM_DIR | PAUSE | ASM_DIR | NIC Resolution
+                *-------|---------|-------|---------|--------------------
+                *   0   |    0    |  DC   |   DC    | e1000_fc_none
+                *   0   |    1    |   0   |   DC    | e1000_fc_none
+                *   0   |    1    |   1   |    0    | e1000_fc_none
+                *   0   |    1    |   1   |    1    | e1000_fc_tx_pause
+                *   1   |    0    |   0   |   DC    | e1000_fc_none
+                *   1   |   DC    |   1   |   DC    | e1000_fc_full
+                *   1   |    1    |   0   |    0    | e1000_fc_none
+                *   1   |    1    |   0   |    1    | e1000_fc_rx_pause
+                *
+                * Are both PAUSE bits set to 1?  If so, this implies
+                * Symmetric Flow Control is enabled at both ends.  The
+                * ASM_DIR bits are irrelevant per the spec.
+                *
+                * For Symmetric Flow Control:
+                *
+                *   LOCAL DEVICE  |   LINK PARTNER
+                * PAUSE | ASM_DIR | PAUSE | ASM_DIR | Result
+                *-------|---------|-------|---------|--------------------
+                *   1   |   DC    |   1   |   DC    | e1000_fc_full
+                *
+                */
+               if ((pcs_adv_reg & E1000_TXCW_PAUSE) &&
+                   (pcs_lp_ability_reg & E1000_TXCW_PAUSE)) {
+                       /* Now we need to check if the user selected Rx ONLY
+                        * of pause frames.  In this case, we had to advertise
+                        * FULL flow control because we could not advertise Rx
+                        * ONLY. Hence, we must now check to see if we need to
+                        * turn OFF the TRANSMISSION of PAUSE frames.
+                        */
+                       if (hw->fc.requested_mode == e1000_fc_full) {
+                               hw->fc.current_mode = e1000_fc_full;
+                               e_dbg("Flow Control = FULL.\n");
+                       } else {
+                               hw->fc.current_mode = e1000_fc_rx_pause;
+                               e_dbg("Flow Control = Rx PAUSE frames only.\n");
+                       }
+               }
+               /* For receiving PAUSE frames ONLY.
+                *
+                *   LOCAL DEVICE  |   LINK PARTNER
+                * PAUSE | ASM_DIR | PAUSE | ASM_DIR | Result
+                *-------|---------|-------|---------|--------------------
+                *   0   |    1    |   1   |    1    | e1000_fc_tx_pause
+                */
+               else if (!(pcs_adv_reg & E1000_TXCW_PAUSE) &&
+                        (pcs_adv_reg & E1000_TXCW_ASM_DIR) &&
+                        (pcs_lp_ability_reg & E1000_TXCW_PAUSE) &&
+                        (pcs_lp_ability_reg & E1000_TXCW_ASM_DIR)) {
+                       hw->fc.current_mode = e1000_fc_tx_pause;
+                       e_dbg("Flow Control = Tx PAUSE frames only.\n");
+               }
+               /* For transmitting PAUSE frames ONLY.
+                *
+                *   LOCAL DEVICE  |   LINK PARTNER
+                * PAUSE | ASM_DIR | PAUSE | ASM_DIR | Result
+                *-------|---------|-------|---------|--------------------
+                *   1   |    1    |   0   |    1    | e1000_fc_rx_pause
+                */
+               else if ((pcs_adv_reg & E1000_TXCW_PAUSE) &&
+                        (pcs_adv_reg & E1000_TXCW_ASM_DIR) &&
+                        !(pcs_lp_ability_reg & E1000_TXCW_PAUSE) &&
+                        (pcs_lp_ability_reg & E1000_TXCW_ASM_DIR)) {
+                       hw->fc.current_mode = e1000_fc_rx_pause;
+                       e_dbg("Flow Control = Rx PAUSE frames only.\n");
+               } else {
+                       /* Per the IEEE spec, at this point flow control
+                        * should be disabled.
+                        */
+                       hw->fc.current_mode = e1000_fc_none;
+                       e_dbg("Flow Control = NONE.\n");
+               }
+
+               /* Now we call a subroutine to actually force the MAC
+                * controller to use the correct flow control settings.
+                */
+               pcs_ctrl_reg = er32(PCS_LCTL);
+               pcs_ctrl_reg |= E1000_PCS_LCTL_FORCE_FCTRL;
+               ew32(PCS_LCTL, pcs_ctrl_reg);
+
+               ret_val = e1000e_force_mac_fc(hw);
+               if (ret_val) {
+                       e_dbg("Error forcing flow control settings\n");
+                       return ret_val;
+               }
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }