}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_resolve_aneg_linkmode);
 
+/**
+ * phy_check_downshift - check whether downshift occurred
+ * @phydev: The phy_device struct
+ *
+ * Check whether a downshift to a lower speed occurred. If this should be the
+ * case warn the user.
+ * Prerequisite for detecting downshift is that PHY driver implements the
+ * read_status callback and sets phydev->speed to the actual link speed.
+ */
+void phy_check_downshift(struct phy_device *phydev)
+{
+       __ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(common);
+       int i, speed = SPEED_UNKNOWN;
+
+       phydev->downshifted_rate = 0;
+
+       if (phydev->autoneg == AUTONEG_DISABLE ||
+           phydev->speed == SPEED_UNKNOWN)
+               return;
+
+       linkmode_and(common, phydev->lp_advertising, phydev->advertising);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(settings); i++)
+               if (test_bit(settings[i].bit, common)) {
+                       speed = settings[i].speed;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+       if (speed == SPEED_UNKNOWN || phydev->speed >= speed)
+               return;
+
+       phydev_warn(phydev, "Downshift occurred from negotiated speed %s to actual speed %s, check cabling!\n",
+                   phy_speed_to_str(speed), phy_speed_to_str(phydev->speed));
+
+       phydev->downshifted_rate = 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(phy_check_downshift);
+
 static int phy_resolve_min_speed(struct phy_device *phydev, bool fdx_only)
 {
        __ETHTOOL_DECLARE_LINK_MODE_MASK(common);
 
 {
        if (phydev->link) {
                netdev_info(phydev->attached_dev,
-                       "Link is Up - %s/%s - flow control %s\n",
+                       "Link is Up - %s/%s %s- flow control %s\n",
                        phy_speed_to_str(phydev->speed),
                        phy_duplex_to_str(phydev->duplex),
+                       phydev->downshifted_rate ? "(downshifted) " : "",
                        phy_pause_str(phydev));
        } else  {
                netdev_info(phydev->attached_dev, "Link is Down\n");
                return err;
 
        if (phydev->link && phydev->state != PHY_RUNNING) {
+               phy_check_downshift(phydev);
                phydev->state = PHY_RUNNING;
                phy_link_up(phydev);
        } else if (!phydev->link && phydev->state != PHY_NOLINK) {
 
  * suspended_by_mdio_bus: Set to true if this phy was suspended by MDIO bus.
  * sysfs_links: Internal boolean tracking sysfs symbolic links setup/removal.
  * loopback_enabled: Set true if this phy has been loopbacked successfully.
+ * downshifted_rate: Set true if link speed has been downshifted.
  * state: state of the PHY for management purposes
  * dev_flags: Device-specific flags used by the PHY driver.
  * irq: IRQ number of the PHY's interrupt (-1 if none)
        unsigned suspended_by_mdio_bus:1;
        unsigned sysfs_links:1;
        unsigned loopback_enabled:1;
+       unsigned downshifted_rate:1;
 
        unsigned autoneg:1;
        /* The most recently read link state */
 
 void phy_resolve_aneg_pause(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_resolve_aneg_linkmode(struct phy_device *phydev);
+void phy_check_downshift(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 /**
  * phy_read - Convenience function for reading a given PHY register