linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] net: dsa: slave: Advertise correct EEE capabilities at slave PHY setup

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Message-ID: <b9950909-0fa3-46f9-a250-c4eef6ca1786@lunn.ch>
Date:   Tue, 30 May 2023 19:15:51 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Lukasz Majewski <lukma@...x.de>
Cc:     "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] net: dsa: slave: Advertise correct EEE capabilities at
 slave PHY setup

> > But as a result, don't expect EEE to actually work with any LTS
> > kernel.
> 
> Then, I think that it would be best to use the above "hack" until your
> patch set is not reviewed and merged. After that, when customer will
> mover forward with LTS kernel, I can test the EEE on the proper HW.

Just to be clear, Since EEE never really worked, i doubt these
patchset will fulfil the stable rules. They are not minimal fixes, but
pretty much a re-write.  So you will need to wait for the LTS released
December 2023. Or you do your own backport.

	 Andrew