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+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2004
+ * Stefan Roese, esd gmbh germany, stefan.roese@esd-electronics.com
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LXT971_NO_SLEEP
+#include <miiphy.h>
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LXT971_NO_SLEEP
+void lxt971_no_sleep(void)
+{
+	unsigned short reg;
+
+	miiphy_read(CONFIG_PHY_ADDR, 0x10, &reg);
+	reg &= ~0x0040;                  /* disable sleep mode */
+	miiphy_write(CONFIG_PHY_ADDR, 0x10, reg);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_LXT971_NO_SLEEP */