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Message-Id: <20121026.021520.955480530231877139.davem@davemloft.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:15:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To: romieu@...zoreil.com
Cc: hayeswang@...ltek.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jean@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving
From: Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:20:03 +0200
> Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com> :
>> Enable ALDPS function to save power when link down. Note that the
>> feature should be set after the other PHY settings. And the firmware
>> is necessary. Don't enable it without loading the firmware.
>>
>> None of the firmware-free chipsets support ALDPS. Neither do the
>> RTL8168d/8111d.
>>
>> For 8136 series, make sure the ALDPS is disabled before loading the
>> firmware. For 8168 series, the ALDPS would be disabled automatically
>> when loading firmware. You must not disable it directly.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
>
> Acked-by: Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
Applied, thanks.
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