1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 287d0873c60d..4d69474b6125 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -938,6 +938,15 @@ config DM9000
           To compile this driver as a module, choose M here.  The module
           will be called dm9000.
 
+config DM9000_FORCE_SIMPLE_PHY_POLL
+        bool "Force simple NSR based PHY polling"
+        depends on DM9000
+        ---help---
+          This configuration forces the DM9000 to use the NSR's LinkStatus
+          bit to determine if the link is up or down instead of the more
+          costly MII PHY reads. Note, this will not work if the chip is
+          operating with an external PHY.
+
 config ENC28J60
         tristate "ENC28J60 support"
         depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SPI && NET_ETHERNET