netdev - Re: [PATCH net] r8169: check ALDPS bit and disable it if enabled for the 8168g

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Message-ID: <20131128000207.GC5342@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:02:07 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	jlee@...e.com, David Chang <dchang@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] r8169: check ALDPS bit and disable it if enabled for
 the 8168g

David Chang <dchang@...e.com> :
[...]
> Windows driver will enable ALDPS function, but linux driver and firmware
> do not have any configuration related to ALDPS function for 8168g.
> So restart system to linux and remove the NIC cable, LAN enter ALDPS,
> then LAN RX will be disabled.
> 
> This issue can be easily reproduced on dual boot windows and linux
> system with RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_40 chip.

Hayes, could it be that a different chipset also needs the same kind
of fix ?

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Ueimor
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