3 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index c67963bfe14e..54d5fdc303ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ struct i40e_pf {
 	u16 empr_count; /* EMP reset count */
 	u16 pfr_count; /* PF reset count */
 	u16 sw_int_count; /* SW interrupt count */
+	u32 link_down_events;
 
 	struct mutex switch_mutex;
 	u16 lan_vsi;       /* our default LAN VSI */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 814e20325feb..c7f2d85eafcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -2750,6 +2750,15 @@ skip_ol_tests:
 	netif_info(pf, drv, netdev, "testing failed\n");
 }
 
+static void i40e_get_link_ext_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
+				    struct ethtool_link_ext_stats *stats)
+{
+	struct i40e_netdev_priv *np = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct i40e_pf *pf = np->vsi->back;
+
+	stats->link_down_events = pf->link_down_events;
+}
+
 static void i40e_get_wol(struct net_device *netdev,
 			 struct ethtool_wolinfo *wol)
 {
@@ -5810,6 +5819,7 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops i40e_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_regs		= i40e_get_regs,
 	.nway_reset		= i40e_nway_reset,
 	.get_link		= ethtool_op_get_link,
+	.get_link_ext_stats	= i40e_get_link_ext_stats,
 	.get_wol		= i40e_get_wol,
 	.set_wol		= i40e_set_wol,
 	.set_eeprom		= i40e_set_eeprom,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 67faf5a8dcbf..fcfa2162a3dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -9960,6 +9960,9 @@ static void i40e_link_event(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	     new_link == netif_carrier_ok(vsi->netdev)))
 		return;
 
+	if (!new_link && old_link)
+		pf->link_down_events++;
+
 	i40e_print_link_message(vsi, new_link);
 
 	/* Notify the base of the switch tree connected to