#define PORT_HW_CFG_ENABLE_BAM_ON_KR_DISABLED                0x00000000
 #define PORT_HW_CFG_ENABLE_BAM_ON_KR_ENABLED                 0x00100000
 
+       /*  Enable Common Mode Sense */
+#define PORT_HW_CFG_ENABLE_CMS_MASK                          0x00200000
+#define PORT_HW_CFG_ENABLE_CMS_SHIFT                         21
+#define PORT_HW_CFG_ENABLE_CMS_DISABLED                              0x00000000
+#define PORT_HW_CFG_ENABLE_CMS_ENABLED                       0x00200000
+
        u32 speed_capability_mask2;                         /* 0x28C */
 #define PORT_HW_CFG_SPEED_CAPABILITY2_D3_MASK                0x0000FFFF
 #define PORT_HW_CFG_SPEED_CAPABILITY2_D3_SHIFT               0
 
        u8 port, initialize = 1;
        u16 val, adj;
        u16 temp;
-       u32 actual_phy_selection;
+       u32 actual_phy_selection, cms_enable;
        u8 rc = 0;
 
        /* This is just for MDIO_CTL_REG_84823_MEDIA register. */
                rc = bnx2x_848xx_cmn_config_init(phy, params, vars);
        else
                bnx2x_save_848xx_spirom_version(phy, params);
+       cms_enable = REG_RD(bp, params->shmem_base +
+                       offsetof(struct shmem_region,
+                       dev_info.port_hw_config[params->port].default_cfg)) &
+                       PORT_HW_CFG_ENABLE_CMS_MASK;
+
+       bnx2x_cl45_read(bp, phy, MDIO_CTL_DEVAD,
+               MDIO_CTL_REG_84823_USER_CTRL_REG, &val);
+       if (cms_enable)
+               val |= MDIO_CTL_REG_84823_USER_CTRL_CMS;
+       else
+               val &= ~MDIO_CTL_REG_84823_USER_CTRL_CMS;
+       bnx2x_cl45_write(bp, phy, MDIO_CTL_DEVAD,
+               MDIO_CTL_REG_84823_USER_CTRL_REG, val);
+
+
        return rc;
 }