+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Atomically set the link status for the specific device.
+ * It is for use by DPDK device driver use only.
+ * User applications should not call it
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ * Pointer to struct rte_eth_dev.
+ * @param link
+ * New link status value.
+ * @return
+ * Same convention as eth_link_update operation.
+ * 0 if link up status has changed
+ * -1 if link up status was unchanged
+ */
+static inline int
+rte_eth_linkstatus_set(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+ const struct rte_eth_link *new_link)
+{
+ volatile uint64_t *dev_link
+ = (volatile uint64_t *)&(dev->data->dev_link);
+ union {
+ uint64_t val64;
+ struct rte_eth_link link;
+ } orig;
+
+ RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*new_link) != sizeof(uint64_t));
+
+ orig.val64 = rte_atomic64_exchange(dev_link,
+ *(const uint64_t *)new_link);
+
+ return (orig.link.link_status == new_link->link_status) ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * Atomically get the link speed and status.
+ *
+ * @param dev
+ * Pointer to struct rte_eth_dev.
+ * @param link
+ * link status value.
+ */
+static inline void
+rte_eth_linkstatus_get(const struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
+ struct rte_eth_link *link)
+{
+ volatile uint64_t *src = (uint64_t *)&(dev->data->dev_link);
+ uint64_t *dst = (uint64_t *)link;
+
+ RTE_BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*link) != sizeof(uint64_t));
+
+#ifdef __LP64__
+ /* if cpu arch has 64 bit unsigned lon then implicitly atomic */
+ *dst = *src;
+#else
+ /* can't use rte_atomic64_read because it returns signed int */
+ do {
+ *dst = *src;
+ } while (!rte_atomic64_cmpset(src, *dst, *dst));
+#endif
+}
+