Comment 2 for bug 845577

Just a stab in the dark here, but could this be as simple as the fact that 1000baseT-HD is listed before 1000baseT-FD in the capabilities? I noticed the FD comes before HD for 100 and 10.

eth0: negotiated 1000baseT-HD flow-control, link ok
  product info: vendor 00:07:32, model 17 rev 2
  basic mode: autonegotiation enabled
  basic status: autonegotiation complete, link ok
  capabilities: 1000baseT-HD 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD
  advertising: 1000baseT-HD 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD flow-control
  link partner: 1000baseT-HD 1000baseT-FD 100baseTx-FD 100baseTx-HD 10baseT-FD 10baseT-HD flow-control