#define I40E_FLAG_CLIENT_RESET                 BIT_ULL(54)
 #define I40E_FLAG_TEMP_LINK_POLLING            BIT_ULL(55)
 #define I40E_FLAG_CLIENT_L2_CHANGE             BIT_ULL(56)
+#define I40E_FLAG_LINK_DOWN_ON_CLOSE_ENABLED   BIT_ULL(57)
 #define I40E_FLAG_LEGACY_RX                    BIT_ULL(58)
 #define I40E_FLAG_SOURCE_PRUNING_DISABLED      BIT_ULL(59)
 
 
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_25GBASE_SR                = 0x21,
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_25GBASE_LR                = 0x22,
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_MAX,
+       I40E_PHY_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED_HIGH_TEMP   = 0xFD,
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_EMPTY                     = 0xFE,
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_DEFAULT                   = 0xFF,
 };
 
         */
        i40e_link_event(pf);
 
-       /* check for unqualified module, if link is down */
-       if ((status->link_info & I40E_AQ_MEDIA_AVAILABLE) &&
-           (!(status->an_info & I40E_AQ_QUALIFIED_MODULE)) &&
-           (!(status->link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP)))
+       /* Check if module meets thermal requirements */
+       if (status->phy_type == I40E_PHY_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED_HIGH_TEMP) {
                dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
-                       "The driver failed to link because an unqualified module was detected.\n");
+                       "Rx/Tx is disabled on this device because the module does not meet thermal requirements.\n");
+               dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
+                       "Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for a list of supported modules.\n");
+       } else {
+               /* check for unqualified module, if link is down, suppress
+                * the message if link was forced to be down.
+                */
+               if ((status->link_info & I40E_AQ_MEDIA_AVAILABLE) &&
+                   (!(status->an_info & I40E_AQ_QUALIFIED_MODULE)) &&
+                   (!(status->link_info & I40E_AQ_LINK_UP)) &&
+                   (!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_LINK_DOWN_ON_CLOSE_ENABLED))) {
+                       dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
+                               "Rx/Tx is disabled on this device because an unsupported SFP module type was detected.\n");
+                       dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
+                               "Refer to the Intel(R) Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide for a list of supported modules.\n");
+               }
+       }
 }
 
 /**
 
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_25GBASE_SR                = 0x21,
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_25GBASE_LR                = 0x22,
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_MAX,
+       I40E_PHY_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED_HIGH_TEMP   = 0xFD,
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_EMPTY                     = 0xFE,
        I40E_PHY_TYPE_DEFAULT                   = 0xFF,
 };