netdev - [updated PATCH] forcedeth: power down phy when interface is down

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Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:12:52 -0700
From:	"Ed Swierk" <eswierk@...stra.com>
To:	"Ayaz Abdulla" <aabdulla@...dia.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [updated PATCH] forcedeth: power down phy when interface is down

On 9/19/07, Ayaz Abdulla <aabdulla@...dia.com> wrote:
> It seems that you are powering down the phy even if WOL is enabled.

Right; I've updated the patch to skip powering down the phy when wol is enabled.

> Secondly, can you powerdown the phy at the same time you start
> performing autoneg restart?

This seems to work fine with a BCM5461S phy; it would be worth testing
with other phys to be sure.

--Ed

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