netdev - Re: [PATCH net] gianfar: Disable EEE autoneg by default

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Date:   Thu, 7 Dec 2017 18:54:36 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Shaohui Xie <Shaohui.Xie@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] gianfar: Disable EEE autoneg by default

On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 06:44:23PM +0200, Claudiu Manoil wrote:
> This controller does not support EEE, but it may connect to a PHY
> which supports EEE and advertises EEE by default, while its link
> partner also advertises EEE. If this happens, the PHY enters low
> power mode when the traffic rate is low and causes packet loss.
> This patch disables EEE advertisement by default for any PHY that
> gianfar connects to, to prevent the above unwanted outcome.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shaohui Xie <Shaohui.Xie@....com>
> Tested-by: Yangbo Lu <Yangbo.lu@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew