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Date:	Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:01:02 +0100
From:	Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
To:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
Subject: [PATCH (net.git) 1/6 (v2)] stmmac: disable at run-time the EEE if not supported

This patch is to disable the EEE (so HW and timers)
for example when the phy communicates that the EEE
can be supported anymore.

Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c |   23 +++++++++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 078ad0e..b418f94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -286,10 +286,25 @@ bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 
 	/* MAC core supports the EEE feature. */
 	if (priv->dma_cap.eee) {
+		int tx_lpi_timer = priv->tx_lpi_timer;
+
 		/* Check if the PHY supports EEE */
-		if (phy_init_eee(priv->phydev, 1))
+		if (phy_init_eee(priv->phydev, 1)) {
+			/* To manage at run-time if the EEE cannot be supported
+			 * anymore (for example because the lp caps have been
+			 * changed).
+			 * In that case the driver disable own timers.
+			 */
+			if (priv->eee_active) {
+				pr_debug("stmmac: disable EEE\n");
+				del_timer_sync(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
+				priv->hw->mac->set_eee_timer(priv->ioaddr, 0,
+							     tx_lpi_timer);
+			}
+			priv->eee_active = 0;
 			goto out;
-
+		}
+		/* Activate the EEE and start timers */
 		if (!priv->eee_active) {
 			priv->eee_active = 1;
 			init_timer(&priv->eee_ctrl_timer);
@@ -300,13 +315,13 @@ bool stmmac_eee_init(struct stmmac_priv *priv)
 
 			priv->hw->mac->set_eee_timer(priv->ioaddr,
 						     STMMAC_DEFAULT_LIT_LS,
-						     priv->tx_lpi_timer);
+						     tx_lpi_timer);
 		} else
 			/* Set HW EEE according to the speed */
 			priv->hw->mac->set_eee_pls(priv->ioaddr,
 						   priv->phydev->link);
 
-		pr_info("stmmac: Energy-Efficient Ethernet initialized\n");
+		pr_debug("stmmac: Energy-Efficient Ethernet initialized\n");
 
 		ret = true;
 	}
-- 
1.7.4.4

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