diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
index 73ab246..4210121 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -620,16 +620,49 @@
 
 }
 
+void efx_link_set_advertising(struct efx_nic *efx, u32 advertising)
+{
+	efx->link_advertising = advertising;
+	if (advertising) {
+		if (advertising & ADVERTISED_Pause)
+			efx->wanted_fc |= (EFX_FC_TX | EFX_FC_RX);
+		else
+			efx->wanted_fc &= ~(EFX_FC_TX | EFX_FC_RX);
+		if (advertising & ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause)
+			efx->wanted_fc ^= EFX_FC_TX;
+	}
+}
+
+void efx_link_set_wanted_fc(struct efx_nic *efx, enum efx_fc_type wanted_fc)
+{
+	efx->wanted_fc = wanted_fc;
+	if (efx->link_advertising) {
+		if (wanted_fc & EFX_FC_RX)
+			efx->link_advertising |= (ADVERTISED_Pause |
+						  ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause);
+		else
+			efx->link_advertising &= ~(ADVERTISED_Pause |
+						   ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause);
+		if (wanted_fc & EFX_FC_TX)
+			efx->link_advertising ^= ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause;
+	}
+}
+
 static void efx_fini_port(struct efx_nic *efx);
 
-/* This call reinitialises the MAC to pick up new PHY settings. The
- * caller must hold the mac_lock */
-void __efx_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx)
+/* Push loopback/power/transmit disable settings to the PHY, and reconfigure
+ * the MAC appropriately. All other PHY configuration changes are pushed
+ * through phy_op->set_settings(), and pushed asynchronously to the MAC
+ * through efx_monitor().
+ *
+ * Callers must hold the mac_lock
+ */
+int __efx_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
-	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&efx->mac_lock));
+	enum efx_phy_mode phy_mode;
+	int rc;
 
-	EFX_LOG(efx, "reconfiguring MAC from PHY settings on CPU %d\n",
-		raw_smp_processor_id());
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&efx->mac_lock));
 
 	/* Serialise the promiscuous flag with efx_set_multicast_list. */
 	if (efx_dev_registered(efx)) {
@@ -637,42 +670,34 @@
 		netif_addr_unlock_bh(efx->net_dev);
 	}
 
-	efx->type->stop_stats(efx);
-	falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(efx);
-
-	/* Reconfigure the PHY, disabling transmit in mac level loopback. */
+	/* Disable PHY transmit in mac level loopbacks */
+	phy_mode = efx->phy_mode;
 	if (LOOPBACK_INTERNAL(efx))
 		efx->phy_mode |= PHY_MODE_TX_DISABLED;
 	else
 		efx->phy_mode &= ~PHY_MODE_TX_DISABLED;
-	efx->phy_op->reconfigure(efx);
 
-	if (falcon_switch_mac(efx))
-		goto fail;
+	rc = efx->type->reconfigure_port(efx);
 
-	efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
+	if (rc)
+		efx->phy_mode = phy_mode;
 
-	efx->type->start_stats(efx);
-
-	/* Inform kernel of loss/gain of carrier */
-	efx_link_status_changed(efx);
-	return;
-
-fail:
-	EFX_ERR(efx, "failed to reconfigure MAC\n");
-	efx->port_enabled = false;
-	efx_fini_port(efx);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* Reinitialise the MAC to pick up new PHY settings, even if the port is
  * disabled. */
-void efx_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx)
+int efx_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
+	int rc;
+
 	EFX_ASSERT_RESET_SERIALISED(efx);
 
 	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
-	__efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
+	rc = __efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
 	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* Asynchronous work item for changing MAC promiscuity and multicast
@@ -737,14 +762,18 @@
 	rc = efx->phy_op->init(efx);
 	if (rc)
 		goto fail1;
-	efx->phy_op->reconfigure(efx);
-	rc = falcon_switch_mac(efx);
-	if (rc)
-		goto fail2;
-	efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
 
 	efx->port_initialized = true;
 
+	/* Reconfigure the MAC before creating dma queues (required for
+	 * Falcon/A1 where RX_INGR_EN/TX_DRAIN_EN isn't supported) */
+	efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
+
+	/* Ensure the PHY advertises the correct flow control settings */
+	rc = efx->phy_op->reconfigure(efx);
+	if (rc)
+		goto fail2;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1209,12 +1238,6 @@
 	/* Flush efx_mac_work(), refill_workqueue, monitor_work */
 	efx_flush_all(efx);
 
-	/* Isolate the MAC from the TX and RX engines, so that queue
-	 * flushes will complete in a timely fashion. */
-	falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(efx);
-	msleep(10); /* Let the Rx FIFO drain */
-	falcon_drain_tx_fifo(efx);
-
 	/* Stop the kernel transmit interface late, so the watchdog
 	 * timer isn't ticking over the flush */
 	if (efx_dev_registered(efx)) {
@@ -1491,7 +1514,14 @@
 	EFX_LOG(efx, "changing MTU to %d\n", new_mtu);
 
 	efx_fini_channels(efx);
+
+	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
+	/* Reconfigure the MAC before enabling the dma queues so that
+	 * the RX buffers don't overflow */
 	net_dev->mtu = new_mtu;
+	efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
+	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
+
 	efx_init_channels(efx);
 
 	efx_start_all(efx);
@@ -1515,7 +1545,9 @@
 	memcpy(net_dev->dev_addr, new_addr, net_dev->addr_len);
 
 	/* Reconfigure the MAC */
-	efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
+	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
+	efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
+	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1682,8 +1714,7 @@
 
 /* Tears down the entire software state and most of the hardware state
  * before reset.  */
-void efx_reset_down(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method,
-		    struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)
+void efx_reset_down(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method)
 {
 	EFX_ASSERT_RESET_SERIALISED(efx);
 
@@ -1691,8 +1722,6 @@
 	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
 	mutex_lock(&efx->spi_lock);
 
-	efx->phy_op->get_settings(efx, ecmd);
-
 	efx_fini_channels(efx);
 	if (efx->port_initialized && method != RESET_TYPE_INVISIBLE)
 		efx->phy_op->fini(efx);
@@ -1704,8 +1733,7 @@
  * that we were unable to reinitialise the hardware, and the
  * driver should be disabled. If ok is false, then the rx and tx
  * engines are not restarted, pending a RESET_DISABLE. */
-int efx_reset_up(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method,
-		 struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd, bool ok)
+int efx_reset_up(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method, bool ok)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1722,16 +1750,17 @@
 			rc = efx->phy_op->init(efx);
 			if (rc)
 				ok = false;
+			if (efx->phy_op->reconfigure(efx))
+				EFX_ERR(efx, "could not restore PHY settings\n");
 		}
 		if (!ok)
 			efx->port_initialized = false;
 	}
 
 	if (ok) {
-		efx_init_channels(efx);
+		efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
 
-		if (efx->phy_op->set_settings(efx, ecmd))
-			EFX_ERR(efx, "could not restore PHY settings\n");
+		efx_init_channels(efx);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&efx->spi_lock);
@@ -1753,7 +1782,6 @@
  */
 static int efx_reset(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
-	struct ethtool_cmd ecmd;
 	enum reset_type method = efx->reset_pending;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -1769,7 +1797,7 @@
 
 	EFX_INFO(efx, "resetting (%s)\n", RESET_TYPE(method));
 
-	efx_reset_down(efx, method, &ecmd);
+	efx_reset_down(efx, method);
 
 	rc = efx->type->reset(efx, method);
 	if (rc) {
@@ -1788,10 +1816,10 @@
 
 	/* Leave device stopped if necessary */
 	if (method == RESET_TYPE_DISABLE) {
-		efx_reset_up(efx, method, &ecmd, false);
+		efx_reset_up(efx, method, false);
 		rc = -EIO;
 	} else {
-		rc = efx_reset_up(efx, method, &ecmd, true);
+		rc = efx_reset_up(efx, method, true);
 	}
 
 out_disable:
@@ -1895,7 +1923,7 @@
 
 static struct efx_phy_operations efx_dummy_phy_operations = {
 	.init		 = efx_port_dummy_op_int,
-	.reconfigure	 = efx_port_dummy_op_void,
+	.reconfigure	 = efx_port_dummy_op_int,
 	.poll		 = efx_port_dummy_op_poll,
 	.fini		 = efx_port_dummy_op_void,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.h
index 15edda2..c785003 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.h
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 #define EFX_EVQ_MASK (EFX_EVQ_SIZE - 1)
 
 /* Ports */
-extern void efx_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx);
-extern void __efx_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx);
+extern int efx_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx);
+extern int __efx_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx);
 
 /* Ethtool support */
 extern int efx_ethtool_get_settings(struct net_device *net_dev,
@@ -71,10 +71,8 @@
 extern const struct ethtool_ops efx_ethtool_ops;
 
 /* Reset handling */
-extern void efx_reset_down(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method,
-			   struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd);
-extern int efx_reset_up(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method,
-			struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd, bool ok);
+extern void efx_reset_down(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method);
+extern int efx_reset_up(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type method, bool ok);
 
 /* Global */
 extern void efx_schedule_reset(struct efx_nic *efx, enum reset_type type);
@@ -115,5 +113,7 @@
 }
 
 extern void efx_link_status_changed(struct efx_nic *efx);
+extern void efx_link_set_advertising(struct efx_nic *efx, u32);
+extern void efx_link_set_wanted_fc(struct efx_nic *efx, enum efx_fc_type);
 
 #endif /* EFX_EFX_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/sfc/ethtool.c
index 49e0aed..d95d0fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/ethtool.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/ethtool.h>
-#include <linux/mdio.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include "net_driver.h"
 #include "workarounds.h"
@@ -191,6 +190,7 @@
 			     struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = netdev_priv(net_dev);
+	struct efx_link_state *link_state = &efx->link_state;
 
 	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
 	efx->phy_op->get_settings(efx, ecmd);
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@
 
 	/* Falcon GMAC does not support 1000Mbps HD */
 	ecmd->supported &= ~SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Half;
+	/* Both MACs support pause frames (bidirectional and respond-only) */
+	ecmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
+
+	if (LOOPBACK_INTERNAL(efx)) {
+		ecmd->speed = link_state->speed;
+		ecmd->duplex = link_state->fd ? DUPLEX_FULL : DUPLEX_HALF;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -219,9 +226,6 @@
 	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
 	rc = efx->phy_op->set_settings(efx, ecmd);
 	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
-	if (!rc)
-		efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
-
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -658,8 +662,12 @@
 				      struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = netdev_priv(net_dev);
-	enum efx_fc_type wanted_fc;
+	enum efx_fc_type wanted_fc, old_fc;
+	u32 old_adv;
 	bool reset;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
 
 	wanted_fc = ((pause->rx_pause ? EFX_FC_RX : 0) |
 		     (pause->tx_pause ? EFX_FC_TX : 0) |
@@ -667,14 +675,14 @@
 
 	if ((wanted_fc & EFX_FC_TX) && !(wanted_fc & EFX_FC_RX)) {
 		EFX_LOG(efx, "Flow control unsupported: tx ON rx OFF\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!(efx->phy_op->mmds & MDIO_DEVS_AN) &&
-	    (wanted_fc & EFX_FC_AUTO)) {
-		EFX_LOG(efx, "PHY does not support flow control "
-			"autonegotiation\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if ((wanted_fc & EFX_FC_AUTO) && !efx->link_advertising) {
+		EFX_LOG(efx, "Autonegotiation is disabled\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* TX flow control may automatically turn itself off if the
@@ -686,25 +694,38 @@
 	if (EFX_WORKAROUND_11482(efx) && reset) {
 		if (efx_nic_rev(efx) == EFX_REV_FALCON_B0) {
 			/* Recover by resetting the EM block */
-			if (efx->link_state.up)
-				falcon_drain_tx_fifo(efx);
+			falcon_stop_nic_stats(efx);
+			falcon_drain_tx_fifo(efx);
+			efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
+			falcon_start_nic_stats(efx);
 		} else {
 			/* Schedule a reset to recover */
 			efx_schedule_reset(efx, RESET_TYPE_INVISIBLE);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Try to push the pause parameters */
-	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
+	old_adv = efx->link_advertising;
+	old_fc = efx->wanted_fc;
+	efx_link_set_wanted_fc(efx, wanted_fc);
+	if (efx->link_advertising != old_adv ||
+	    (efx->wanted_fc ^ old_fc) & EFX_FC_AUTO) {
+		rc = efx->phy_op->reconfigure(efx);
+		if (rc) {
+			EFX_ERR(efx, "Unable to advertise requested flow "
+				"control setting\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
 
-	efx->wanted_fc = wanted_fc;
-	if (efx->phy_op->mmds & MDIO_DEVS_AN)
-		mdio45_ethtool_spauseparam_an(&efx->mdio, pause);
-	__efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
+	/* Reconfigure the MAC. The PHY *may* generate a link state change event
+	 * if the user just changed the advertised capabilities, but there's no
+	 * harm doing this twice */
+	efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
 
+out:
 	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void efx_ethtool_get_pauseparam(struct net_device *net_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
index f6d1021..3466616 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
@@ -1193,6 +1193,8 @@
 	channel->eventq_read_ptr = read_ptr;
 }
 
+static void falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(struct efx_nic *efx);
+
 static void falcon_prepare_flush(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(efx);
@@ -1836,9 +1838,10 @@
 	efx_writeo(efx, &mc_hash->oword[1], FR_AB_MAC_MC_HASH_REG1);
 }
 
-static int falcon_reset_macs(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static void falcon_reset_macs(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
-	efx_oword_t reg;
+	struct falcon_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
+	efx_oword_t reg, mac_ctrl;
 	int count;
 
 	if (efx_nic_rev(efx) < EFX_REV_FALCON_B0) {
@@ -1853,7 +1856,7 @@
 			EFX_POPULATE_OWORD_1(reg, FRF_AB_GM_SW_RST, 0);
 			efx_writeo(efx, &reg, FR_AB_GM_CFG1);
 			udelay(1000);
-			return 0;
+			return;
 		} else {
 			EFX_POPULATE_OWORD_1(reg, FRF_AB_XM_CORE_RST, 1);
 			efx_writeo(efx, &reg, FR_AB_XM_GLB_CFG);
@@ -1862,22 +1865,20 @@
 				efx_reado(efx, &reg, FR_AB_XM_GLB_CFG);
 				if (EFX_OWORD_FIELD(reg, FRF_AB_XM_CORE_RST) ==
 				    0)
-					return 0;
+					return;
 				udelay(10);
 			}
 
 			EFX_ERR(efx, "timed out waiting for XMAC core reset\n");
-			return -ETIMEDOUT;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* MAC stats will fail whilst the TX fifo is draining. Serialise
-	 * the drain sequence with the statistics fetch */
-	falcon_stop_nic_stats(efx);
+	/* Mac stats will fail whist the TX fifo is draining */
+	WARN_ON(nic_data->stats_disable_count == 0);
 
-	efx_reado(efx, &reg, FR_AB_MAC_CTRL);
-	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(reg, FRF_BB_TXFIFO_DRAIN_EN, 1);
-	efx_writeo(efx, &reg, FR_AB_MAC_CTRL);
+	efx_reado(efx, &mac_ctrl, FR_AB_MAC_CTRL);
+	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(mac_ctrl, FRF_BB_TXFIFO_DRAIN_EN, 1);
+	efx_writeo(efx, &mac_ctrl, FR_AB_MAC_CTRL);
 
 	efx_reado(efx, &reg, FR_AB_GLB_CTL);
 	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(reg, FRF_AB_RST_XGTX, 1);
@@ -1903,14 +1904,9 @@
 		udelay(10);
 	}
 
-	/* If we've reset the EM block and the link is up, then
-	 * we'll have to kick the XAUI link so the PHY can recover */
-	if (efx->link_state.up && EFX_IS10G(efx) && EFX_WORKAROUND_5147(efx))
-		falcon_reset_xaui(efx);
-
-	falcon_start_nic_stats(efx);
-
-	return 0;
+	/* Ensure the correct MAC is selected before statistics
+	 * are re-enabled by the caller */
+	efx_writeo(efx, &mac_ctrl, FR_AB_MAC_CTRL);
 }
 
 void falcon_drain_tx_fifo(struct efx_nic *efx)
@@ -1929,7 +1925,7 @@
 	falcon_reset_macs(efx);
 }
 
-void falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static void falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	efx_oword_t reg;
 
@@ -1941,8 +1937,8 @@
 	EFX_SET_OWORD_FIELD(reg, FRF_BZ_RX_INGR_EN, 0);
 	efx_writeo(efx, &reg, FR_AZ_RX_CFG);
 
-	if (!efx->link_state.up)
-		falcon_drain_tx_fifo(efx);
+	/* Isolate TX -> MAC */
+	falcon_drain_tx_fifo(efx);
 }
 
 void falcon_reconfigure_mac_wrapper(struct efx_nic *efx)
@@ -2044,6 +2040,8 @@
 	spin_unlock(&efx->stats_lock);
 }
 
+static void falcon_switch_mac(struct efx_nic *efx);
+
 static bool falcon_loopback_link_poll(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	struct efx_link_state old_state = efx->link_state;
@@ -2063,6 +2061,38 @@
 	return !efx_link_state_equal(&efx->link_state, &old_state);
 }
 
+static int falcon_reconfigure_port(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	WARN_ON(efx_nic_rev(efx) > EFX_REV_FALCON_B0);
+
+	/* Poll the PHY link state *before* reconfiguring it. This means we
+	 * will pick up the correct speed (in loopback) to select the correct
+	 * MAC.
+	 */
+	if (LOOPBACK_INTERNAL(efx))
+		falcon_loopback_link_poll(efx);
+	else
+		efx->phy_op->poll(efx);
+
+	falcon_stop_nic_stats(efx);
+	falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(efx);
+
+	falcon_switch_mac(efx);
+
+	efx->phy_op->reconfigure(efx);
+	rc = efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
+	BUG_ON(rc);
+
+	falcon_start_nic_stats(efx);
+
+	/* Synchronise efx->link_state with the kernel */
+	efx_link_status_changed(efx);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**************************************************************************
  *
  * PHY access via GMII
@@ -2215,17 +2245,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
-int falcon_switch_mac(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static void falcon_switch_mac(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	struct efx_mac_operations *old_mac_op = efx->mac_op;
 	struct falcon_nic_data *nic_data = efx->nic_data;
 	unsigned int stats_done_offset;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	/* Don't try to fetch MAC stats while we're switching MACs */
-	falcon_stop_nic_stats(efx);
 
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&efx->mac_lock));
+	WARN_ON(nic_data->stats_disable_count == 0);
+
 	efx->mac_op = (EFX_IS10G(efx) ?
 		       &falcon_xmac_operations : &falcon_gmac_operations);
 
@@ -2236,18 +2264,14 @@
 	nic_data->stats_dma_done = efx->stats_buffer.addr + stats_done_offset;
 
 	if (old_mac_op == efx->mac_op)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	falcon_clock_mac(efx);
 
 	EFX_LOG(efx, "selected %cMAC\n", EFX_IS10G(efx) ? 'X' : 'G');
 	/* Not all macs support a mac-level link state */
 	efx->xmac_poll_required = false;
-
-	rc = falcon_reset_macs(efx);
-out:
-	falcon_start_nic_stats(efx);
-	return rc;
+	falcon_reset_macs(efx);
 }
 
 /* This call is responsible for hooking in the MAC and PHY operations */
@@ -2597,7 +2621,8 @@
 		EFX_ERR(efx, "Board sensor %s; shutting down PHY\n",
 			(rc == -ERANGE) ? "reported fault" : "failed");
 		efx->phy_mode |= PHY_MODE_LOW_POWER;
-		__efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
+		rc = __efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
+		WARN_ON(rc);
 	}
 
 	if (LOOPBACK_INTERNAL(efx))
@@ -2610,7 +2635,8 @@
 		falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(efx);
 
 		falcon_switch_mac(efx);
-		efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
+		rc = efx->mac_op->reconfigure(efx);
+		BUG_ON(rc);
 
 		falcon_start_nic_stats(efx);
 
@@ -3239,6 +3265,7 @@
 	.stop_stats = falcon_stop_nic_stats,
 	.push_irq_moderation = falcon_push_irq_moderation,
 	.push_multicast_hash = falcon_push_multicast_hash,
+	.reconfigure_port = falcon_reconfigure_port,
 	.default_mac_ops = &falcon_xmac_operations,
 
 	.revision = EFX_REV_FALCON_A1,
@@ -3271,6 +3298,7 @@
 	.stop_stats = falcon_stop_nic_stats,
 	.push_irq_moderation = falcon_push_irq_moderation,
 	.push_multicast_hash = falcon_push_multicast_hash,
+	.reconfigure_port = falcon_reconfigure_port,
 	.default_mac_ops = &falcon_xmac_operations,
 
 	.revision = EFX_REV_FALCON_B0,
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.h b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.h
index 3fe6484..560a3f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.h
@@ -130,10 +130,7 @@
 extern void falcon_eventq_read_ack(struct efx_channel *channel);
 
 /* MAC/PHY */
-extern int falcon_switch_mac(struct efx_nic *efx);
-extern bool falcon_xaui_link_ok(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern void falcon_drain_tx_fifo(struct efx_nic *efx);
-extern void falcon_deconfigure_mac_wrapper(struct efx_nic *efx);
 extern void falcon_reconfigure_mac_wrapper(struct efx_nic *efx);
 
 /* Interrupts and test events */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
index da75095..b92decc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_boards.c
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@
 			err = sfe4001_poweron(efx);
 		else
 			err = sfn4111t_reset(efx);
-		efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
+		if (!err)
+			err = efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
 		if (!(new_mode & PHY_MODE_SPECIAL))
 			falcon_start_nic_stats(efx);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_gmac.c b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_gmac.c
index 66d499c..19dd3ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_gmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_gmac.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  *************************************************************************/
 
-static void falcon_reconfigure_gmac(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static int falcon_reconfigure_gmac(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	struct efx_link_state *link_state = &efx->link_state;
 	bool loopback, tx_fc, rx_fc, bytemode;
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
 	udelay(10);
 
 	falcon_reconfigure_mac_wrapper(efx);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void falcon_update_stats_gmac(struct efx_nic *efx)
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_xmac.c b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_xmac.c
index 60dc097..898afc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_xmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon_xmac.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Get status of XAUI link */
-bool falcon_xaui_link_ok(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static bool falcon_xaui_link_ok(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	efx_oword_t reg;
 	bool align_done, link_ok = false;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	return link_ok;
 }
 
-static void falcon_reconfigure_xmac_core(struct efx_nic *efx)
+void falcon_reconfigure_xmac_core(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	unsigned int max_frame_len;
 	efx_oword_t reg;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 	return !falcon_check_xaui_link_up(efx, 5);
 }
 
-static void falcon_reconfigure_xmac(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static int falcon_reconfigure_xmac(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	falcon_mask_status_intr(efx, false);
 
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@
 
 	efx->xmac_poll_required = !falcon_check_xaui_link_up(efx, 5);
 	falcon_mask_status_intr(efx, true);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void falcon_update_stats_xmac(struct efx_nic *efx)
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/mac.h b/drivers/net/sfc/mac.h
index 4e70742..d2af50f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/mac.h
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
 
 extern struct efx_mac_operations falcon_gmac_operations;
 extern struct efx_mac_operations falcon_xmac_operations;
+extern void falcon_reconfigure_xmac_core(struct efx_nic *efx);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/mdio_10g.c b/drivers/net/sfc/mdio_10g.c
index 231e580..1f62a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/mdio_10g.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/mdio_10g.c
@@ -248,8 +248,6 @@
 int efx_mdio_set_settings(struct efx_nic *efx, struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)
 {
 	struct ethtool_cmd prev;
-	bool xnp;
-	int reg;
 
 	efx->phy_op->get_settings(efx, &prev);
 
@@ -269,30 +267,47 @@
 	    (ecmd->advertising | SUPPORTED_Autoneg) & ~prev.supported)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	xnp = (ecmd->advertising & ADVERTISED_10000baseT_Full
-	       || EFX_WORKAROUND_13204(efx));
+	efx_link_set_advertising(efx, ecmd->advertising | ADVERTISED_Autoneg);
+	efx_mdio_an_reconfigure(efx);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * efx_mdio_an_reconfigure - Push advertising flags and restart autonegotiation
+ * @efx:		Efx NIC
+ */
+void efx_mdio_an_reconfigure(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	bool xnp = (efx->link_advertising & ADVERTISED_10000baseT_Full
+		    || EFX_WORKAROUND_13204(efx));
+	int reg;
+
+	WARN_ON(!(efx->mdio.mmds & MDIO_DEVS_AN));
 
 	/* Set up the base page */
 	reg = ADVERTISE_CSMA;
-	if (ecmd->advertising & ADVERTISED_10baseT_Half)
+	if (efx->link_advertising & ADVERTISED_10baseT_Half)
 		reg |= ADVERTISE_10HALF;
-	if (ecmd->advertising & ADVERTISED_10baseT_Full)
+	if (efx->link_advertising & ADVERTISED_10baseT_Full)
 		reg |= ADVERTISE_10FULL;
-	if (ecmd->advertising & ADVERTISED_100baseT_Half)
+	if (efx->link_advertising & ADVERTISED_100baseT_Half)
 		reg |= ADVERTISE_100HALF;
-	if (ecmd->advertising & ADVERTISED_100baseT_Full)
+	if (efx->link_advertising & ADVERTISED_100baseT_Full)
 		reg |= ADVERTISE_100FULL;
 	if (xnp)
 		reg |= ADVERTISE_RESV;
-	else if (ecmd->advertising & (ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Half |
-				      ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Full))
+	else if (efx->link_advertising & (ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Half |
+					  ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Full))
 		reg |= ADVERTISE_NPAGE;
-	reg |= mii_advertise_flowctrl(efx->wanted_fc);
+	if (efx->link_advertising & ADVERTISED_Pause)
+		reg |= ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP;
+	if (efx->link_advertising & ADVERTISED_Asym_Pause)
+		reg |= ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM;
 	efx_mdio_write(efx, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_ADVERTISE, reg);
 
 	/* Set up the (extended) next page if necessary */
 	if (efx->phy_op->set_npage_adv)
-		efx->phy_op->set_npage_adv(efx, ecmd->advertising);
+		efx->phy_op->set_npage_adv(efx, efx->link_advertising);
 
 	/* Enable and restart AN */
 	reg = efx_mdio_read(efx, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_CTRL1);
@@ -305,8 +320,6 @@
 	else
 		reg &= ~MDIO_AN_CTRL1_XNP;
 	efx_mdio_write(efx, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_CTRL1, reg);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 enum efx_fc_type efx_mdio_get_pause(struct efx_nic *efx)
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/mdio_10g.h b/drivers/net/sfc/mdio_10g.h
index 75b37f1..dbc8e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/mdio_10g.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/mdio_10g.h
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
 /* Set (some of) the PHY settings over MDIO */
 extern int efx_mdio_set_settings(struct efx_nic *efx, struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd);
 
+/* Push advertising flags and restart autonegotiation */
+extern void efx_mdio_an_reconfigure(struct efx_nic *efx);
+
 /* Get pause parameters from AN if available (otherwise return
  * requested pause parameters)
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
index 32806f9..f63a05c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
  * @check_fault: Check fault state. True if fault present.
  */
 struct efx_mac_operations {
-	void (*reconfigure) (struct efx_nic *efx);
+	int (*reconfigure) (struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*update_stats) (struct efx_nic *efx);
 	bool (*check_fault)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 };
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
 	enum efx_mac_type macs;
 	int (*init) (struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*fini) (struct efx_nic *efx);
-	void (*reconfigure) (struct efx_nic *efx);
+	int (*reconfigure) (struct efx_nic *efx);
 	bool (*poll) (struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*get_settings) (struct efx_nic *efx,
 			      struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd);
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@
  * @mdio: PHY MDIO interface
  * @phy_mode: PHY operating mode. Serialised by @mac_lock.
  * @xmac_poll_required: XMAC link state needs polling
+ * @link_advertising: Autonegotiation advertising flags
  * @link_state: Current state of the link
  * @n_link_state_changes: Number of times the link has changed state
  * @promiscuous: Promiscuous flag. Protected by netif_tx_lock.
@@ -813,6 +814,7 @@
 	enum efx_phy_mode phy_mode;
 
 	bool xmac_poll_required;
+	u32 link_advertising;
 	struct efx_link_state link_state;
 	unsigned int n_link_state_changes;
 
@@ -858,6 +860,7 @@
  * @stop_stats: Stop the regular fetching of statistics
  * @push_irq_moderation: Apply interrupt moderation value
  * @push_multicast_hash: Apply multicast hash table
+ * @reconfigure_port: Push loopback/power/txdis changes to the MAC and PHY
  * @default_mac_ops: efx_mac_operations to set at startup
  * @revision: Hardware architecture revision
  * @mem_map_size: Memory BAR mapped size
@@ -890,6 +893,7 @@
 	void (*stop_stats)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	void (*push_irq_moderation)(struct efx_channel *channel);
 	void (*push_multicast_hash)(struct efx_nic *efx);
+	int (*reconfigure_port)(struct efx_nic *efx);
 	struct efx_mac_operations *default_mac_ops;
 
 	int revision;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c b/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
index 3d7370e..4c38516a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/qt202x_phy.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 	return efx->link_state.up != was_up;
 }
 
-static void qt202x_phy_reconfigure(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static int qt202x_phy_reconfigure(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	struct qt202x_phy_data *phy_data = efx->phy_data;
 
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@
 	efx_mdio_phy_reconfigure(efx);
 
 	phy_data->phy_mode = efx->phy_mode;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void qt202x_phy_get_settings(struct efx_nic *efx, struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/selftest.c b/drivers/net/sfc/selftest.c
index 15d4d9c..dddeb9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/selftest.c
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@
 	enum efx_loopback_mode loopback_mode = efx->loopback_mode;
 	int phy_mode = efx->phy_mode;
 	enum reset_type reset_method = RESET_TYPE_INVISIBLE;
-	struct ethtool_cmd ecmd;
 	struct efx_channel *channel;
 	int rc_test = 0, rc_reset = 0, rc;
 
@@ -712,7 +711,7 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
 
 	/* free up all consumers of SRAM (including all the queues) */
-	efx_reset_down(efx, reset_method, &ecmd);
+	efx_reset_down(efx, reset_method);
 
 	rc = efx_test_chip(efx, tests);
 	if (rc && !rc_test)
@@ -726,7 +725,7 @@
 	efx->phy_mode &= ~PHY_MODE_LOW_POWER;
 	efx->loopback_mode = LOOPBACK_NONE;
 
-	rc = efx_reset_up(efx, reset_method, &ecmd, rc_reset == 0);
+	rc = efx_reset_up(efx, reset_method, rc_reset == 0);
 	if (rc && !rc_reset)
 		rc_reset = rc;
 
@@ -745,10 +744,12 @@
 		rc_test = rc;
 
 	/* restore the PHY to the previous state */
-	efx->loopback_mode = loopback_mode;
+	mutex_lock(&efx->mac_lock);
 	efx->phy_mode = phy_mode;
 	efx->port_inhibited = false;
-	efx_ethtool_set_settings(efx->net_dev, &ecmd);
+	efx->loopback_mode = loopback_mode;
+	__efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
+	mutex_unlock(&efx->mac_lock);
 
 	return rc_test;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/tenxpress.c b/drivers/net/sfc/tenxpress.c
index 1bd7965..c301853 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/tenxpress.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/tenxpress.c
@@ -199,15 +199,16 @@
 				   const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = pci_get_drvdata(to_pci_dev(dev));
+	int rc;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	efx_mdio_set_flag(efx, MDIO_MMD_PMAPMD, MDIO_PMA_10GBT_TXPWR,
 			  MDIO_PMA_10GBT_TXPWR_SHORT,
 			  count != 0 && *buf != '0');
-	efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
+	rc = efx_reconfigure_port(efx);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
-	return count;
+	return rc < 0 ? rc : (ssize_t)count;
 }
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(phy_short_reach, 0644, show_phy_short_reach,
@@ -300,7 +301,6 @@
 static int tenxpress_phy_init(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	struct tenxpress_phy_data *phy_data;
-	u16 old_adv, adv;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	falcon_board(efx)->type->init_phy(efx);
@@ -335,14 +335,14 @@
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto fail;
 
-	/* Set pause advertising */
-	old_adv = efx_mdio_read(efx, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_ADVERTISE);
-	adv = ((old_adv & ~(ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP | ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM)) |
-	       mii_advertise_flowctrl(efx->wanted_fc));
-	if (adv != old_adv) {
-		efx_mdio_write(efx, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_ADVERTISE, adv);
-		mdio45_nway_restart(&efx->mdio);
-	}
+	/* Initialise advertising flags */
+	efx->link_advertising = (ADVERTISED_TP | ADVERTISED_Autoneg |
+				  ADVERTISED_10000baseT_Full);
+	if (efx->phy_type != PHY_TYPE_SFX7101)
+		efx->link_advertising |= (ADVERTISED_1000baseT_Full |
+					   ADVERTISED_100baseT_Full);
+	efx_link_set_wanted_fc(efx, efx->wanted_fc);
+	efx_mdio_an_reconfigure(efx);
 
 	if (efx->phy_type == PHY_TYPE_SFT9001B) {
 		rc = device_create_file(&efx->pci_dev->dev,
@@ -500,49 +500,41 @@
 			!!(efx->phy_mode & PHY_MODE_LOW_POWER));
 }
 
-static void tenxpress_phy_reconfigure(struct efx_nic *efx)
+static int tenxpress_phy_reconfigure(struct efx_nic *efx)
 {
 	struct tenxpress_phy_data *phy_data = efx->phy_data;
-	struct ethtool_cmd ecmd;
 	bool phy_mode_change, loop_reset;
 
 	if (efx->phy_mode & (PHY_MODE_OFF | PHY_MODE_SPECIAL)) {
 		phy_data->phy_mode = efx->phy_mode;
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	tenxpress_low_power(efx);
-
 	phy_mode_change = (efx->phy_mode == PHY_MODE_NORMAL &&
 			   phy_data->phy_mode != PHY_MODE_NORMAL);
 	loop_reset = (LOOPBACK_OUT_OF(phy_data, efx, efx->phy_op->loopbacks) ||
 		      LOOPBACK_CHANGED(phy_data, efx, 1 << LOOPBACK_GPHY));
 
 	if (loop_reset || phy_mode_change) {
-		int rc;
+		tenxpress_special_reset(efx);
 
-		efx->phy_op->get_settings(efx, &ecmd);
-
-		if (loop_reset || phy_mode_change) {
-			tenxpress_special_reset(efx);
-
-			/* Reset XAUI if we were in 10G, and are staying
-			 * in 10G. If we're moving into and out of 10G
-			 * then xaui will be reset anyway */
-			if (EFX_IS10G(efx))
-				falcon_reset_xaui(efx);
-		}
-
-		rc = efx->phy_op->set_settings(efx, &ecmd);
-		WARN_ON(rc);
+		/* Reset XAUI if we were in 10G, and are staying
+		 * in 10G. If we're moving into and out of 10G
+		 * then xaui will be reset anyway */
+		if (EFX_IS10G(efx))
+			falcon_reset_xaui(efx);
 	}
 
+	tenxpress_low_power(efx);
 	efx_mdio_transmit_disable(efx);
 	efx_mdio_phy_reconfigure(efx);
 	tenxpress_ext_loopback(efx);
+	efx_mdio_an_reconfigure(efx);
 
 	phy_data->loopback_mode = efx->loopback_mode;
 	phy_data->phy_mode = efx->phy_mode;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -646,6 +638,9 @@
 	/* BIST is automatically run after a special software reset */
 	rc = tenxpress_special_reset(efx);
 	results[0] = rc ? -1 : 1;
+
+	efx_mdio_an_reconfigure(efx);
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -663,12 +658,8 @@
 
 static int sft9001_run_tests(struct efx_nic *efx, int *results, unsigned flags)
 {
-	struct ethtool_cmd ecmd;
 	int rc = 0, rc2, i, ctrl_reg, res_reg;
 
-	if (flags & ETH_TEST_FL_OFFLINE)
-		efx->phy_op->get_settings(efx, &ecmd);
-
 	/* Initialise cable diagnostic results to unknown failure */
 	for (i = 1; i < 9; ++i)
 		results[i] = -1;
@@ -720,9 +711,7 @@
 		if (!rc)
 			rc = rc2;
 
-		rc2 = efx->phy_op->set_settings(efx, &ecmd);
-		if (!rc)
-			rc = rc2;
+		efx_mdio_an_reconfigure(efx);
 	}
 
 	return rc;
@@ -753,7 +742,6 @@
 
 	mdio45_ethtool_gset_npage(&efx->mdio, ecmd, adv, lpa);
 
-	ecmd->supported |= SUPPORTED_Pause | SUPPORTED_Asym_Pause;
 	if (efx->phy_type != PHY_TYPE_SFX7101) {
 		ecmd->supported |= (SUPPORTED_100baseT_Full |
 				    SUPPORTED_1000baseT_Full);