return err;
 }
 
-/* toggle LED 4 times per second = 2 "blinks" per second */
-#define IXGB_ID_INTERVAL       (HZ/4)
-
-/* bit defines for adapter->led_status */
-#define IXGB_LED_ON            0
-
-static void
-ixgb_led_blink_callback(unsigned long data)
-{
-       struct ixgb_adapter *adapter = (struct ixgb_adapter *)data;
-
-       if (test_and_change_bit(IXGB_LED_ON, &adapter->led_status))
-               ixgb_led_off(&adapter->hw);
-       else
-               ixgb_led_on(&adapter->hw);
-
-       mod_timer(&adapter->blink_timer, jiffies + IXGB_ID_INTERVAL);
-}
-
 static int
-ixgb_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev, u32 data)
+ixgb_set_phys_id(struct net_device *netdev, enum ethtool_phys_id_state state)
 {
        struct ixgb_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 
-       if (!data)
-               data = INT_MAX;
-
-       if (!adapter->blink_timer.function) {
-               init_timer(&adapter->blink_timer);
-               adapter->blink_timer.function = ixgb_led_blink_callback;
-               adapter->blink_timer.data = (unsigned long)adapter;
-       }
+       switch (state) {
+       case ETHTOOL_ID_ACTIVE:
+               return 2;
 
-       mod_timer(&adapter->blink_timer, jiffies);
+       case ETHTOOL_ID_ON:
+               ixgb_led_on(&adapter->hw);
+               break;
 
-       msleep_interruptible(data * 1000);
-       del_timer_sync(&adapter->blink_timer);
-       ixgb_led_off(&adapter->hw);
-       clear_bit(IXGB_LED_ON, &adapter->led_status);
+       case ETHTOOL_ID_OFF:
+       case ETHTOOL_ID_INACTIVE:
+               ixgb_led_off(&adapter->hw);
+       }
 
        return 0;
 }
        .set_msglevel = ixgb_set_msglevel,
        .set_tso = ixgb_set_tso,
        .get_strings = ixgb_get_strings,
-       .phys_id = ixgb_phys_id,
+       .set_phys_id = ixgb_set_phys_id,
        .get_sset_count = ixgb_get_sset_count,
        .get_ethtool_stats = ixgb_get_ethtool_stats,
        .get_flags = ethtool_op_get_flags,