ethtool_rx_flow_rule_create(const struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec_input *input);
 void ethtool_rx_flow_rule_destroy(struct ethtool_rx_flow_rule *rule);
 
+bool ethtool_virtdev_validate_cmd(const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd);
+int ethtool_virtdev_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
+                                      const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd,
+                                      u32 *dev_speed, u8 *dev_duplex);
+
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_ETHTOOL_H */
 
        return 0;
 }
 
+/* Check if the user is trying to change anything besides speed/duplex */
+bool ethtool_virtdev_validate_cmd(const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd)
+{
+       struct ethtool_link_settings base2 = {};
+
+       base2.speed = cmd->base.speed;
+       base2.port = PORT_OTHER;
+       base2.duplex = cmd->base.duplex;
+       base2.cmd = cmd->base.cmd;
+       base2.link_mode_masks_nwords = cmd->base.link_mode_masks_nwords;
+
+       return !memcmp(&base2, &cmd->base, sizeof(base2)) &&
+               bitmap_empty(cmd->link_modes.supported,
+                            __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS) &&
+               bitmap_empty(cmd->link_modes.lp_advertising,
+                            __ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_MASK_NBITS);
+}
+
 /* convert a kernel internal ethtool_link_ksettings to
  * ethtool_link_usettings in user space. return 0 on success, errno on
  * error.
        return err;
 }
 
+int ethtool_virtdev_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
+                                      const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *cmd,
+                                      u32 *dev_speed, u8 *dev_duplex)
+{
+       u32 speed;
+       u8 duplex;
+
+       speed = cmd->base.speed;
+       duplex = cmd->base.duplex;
+       /* don't allow custom speed and duplex */
+       if (!ethtool_validate_speed(speed) ||
+           !ethtool_validate_duplex(duplex) ||
+           !ethtool_virtdev_validate_cmd(cmd))
+               return -EINVAL;
+       *dev_speed = speed;
+       *dev_duplex = duplex;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ethtool_virtdev_set_link_ksettings);
+
 /* Query device for its ethtool_cmd settings.
  *
  * Backward compatibility note: for compatibility with legacy ethtool, this is