return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_get_media_type - Gets media type
+ * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
+ **/
+static enum i40e_media_type i40e_get_media_type(struct i40e_hw *hw)
+{
+       enum i40e_media_type media;
+
+       switch (hw->phy.link_info.phy_type) {
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_10GBASE_SR:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_10GBASE_LR:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_40GBASE_SR4:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_40GBASE_LR4:
+               media = I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_FIBER;
+               break;
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_100BASE_TX:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_1000BASE_T:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_10GBASE_T:
+               media = I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_BASET;
+               break;
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_10GBASE_CR1_CU:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_40GBASE_CR4_CU:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_10GBASE_CR1:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_40GBASE_CR4:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_10GBASE_SFPP_CU:
+               media = I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_DA;
+               break;
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_1000BASE_KX:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_10GBASE_KX4:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_10GBASE_KR:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_40GBASE_KR4:
+               media = I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_BACKPLANE;
+               break;
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_SGMII:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_XAUI:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_XFI:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_XLAUI:
+       case I40E_PHY_TYPE_XLPPI:
+       default:
+               media = I40E_MEDIA_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
+               break;
+       }
+
+       return media;
+}
+
 /**
  * i40e_pf_reset - Reset the PF
  * @hw: pointer to the hardware structure
 
        /* update link status */
        hw_link_info->phy_type = (enum i40e_aq_phy_type)resp->phy_type;
+       hw->phy.media_type = i40e_get_media_type(hw);
        hw_link_info->link_speed = (enum i40e_aq_link_speed)resp->link_speed;
        hw_link_info->link_info = resp->link_info;
        hw_link_info->an_info = resp->an_info;