1 files changed, 12 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 63369b6b14d..e4166ee9091 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -695,6 +695,18 @@ static int bond_check_dev_link(struct bonding *bond, struct net_device *slave_de
         if (bond->params.use_carrier)
                 return netif_carrier_ok(slave_dev) ? BMSR_LSTATUS : 0;
 
+        /* Try to get link status using Ethtool first. */
+        if (slave_dev->ethtool_ops) {
+                if (slave_dev->ethtool_ops->get_link) {
+                        u32 link;
+
+                        link = slave_dev->ethtool_ops->get_link(slave_dev);
+
+                        return link ? BMSR_LSTATUS : 0;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /* Ethtool can't be used, fallback to MII ioclts. */
         ioctl = slave_ops->ndo_do_ioctl;
         if (ioctl) {
                 /* TODO: set pointer to correct ioctl on a per team member */
@@ -721,20 +733,6 @@ static int bond_check_dev_link(struct bonding *bond, struct net_device *slave_de
         }
 
         /*
-         * Some drivers cache ETHTOOL_GLINK for a period of time so we only
-         * attempt to get link status from it if the above MII ioctls fail.
-         */
-        if (slave_dev->ethtool_ops) {
-                if (slave_dev->ethtool_ops->get_link) {
-                        u32 link;
-
-                        link = slave_dev->ethtool_ops->get_link(slave_dev);
-
-                        return link ? BMSR_LSTATUS : 0;
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
          * If reporting, report that either there's no dev->do_ioctl,
          * or both SIOCGMIIREG and get_link failed (meaning that we
          * cannot report link status).  If not reporting, pretend