netdev - Re: [PATCH] r8169: Reinstate ALDPS and ASPM support

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Message-ID: <15ef164c-9b7c-5a05-3b41-840a53c77a56@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 5 Jun 2018 21:41:06 +0200
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        Ryankao <ryankao@...ltek.com>
Cc:     Kai Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>,
        "jrg.otte@...il.com" <jrg.otte@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>,
        "romieu@...zoreil.com" <romieu@...zoreil.com>,
        Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Hau <hau@...ltek.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8169: Reinstate ALDPS and ASPM support

On 05.06.2018 21:27, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> On 06/05/2018 12:17 PM, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
>> On 05.06.2018 21:11, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>>> [+cc linux-pci]
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 12:28:05PM -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Jun 05, 2018 at 06:34:09AM +0000, Ryankao wrote:
>>>>> Add realtek folk Hau
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Kai Heng Feng [mailto:kai.heng.feng@...onical.com] 
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2018 1:02 PM
>>>>> To: jrg.otte@...il.com
>>>>> Cc: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>; Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>; hkallweit1@...il.com; romieu@...zoreil.com; Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>; Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>; Ryankao <ryankao@...ltek.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8169: Reinstate ALDPS and ASPM support
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jörg Otte,
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you give this patch a try?
>>>>>
>>>>> Since you are the only one that reported ALDPS/ASPM regression,
>>>>>
>>>>> And I think this patch should solve the issue you had [1].
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully we don't need to go down the rabbit hole of blacklist/whitelist...
>>>>>
>>>>> Kai-Heng
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/1/5/36
>>>>
>>>> I have no idea what ALDPS is.  It's not mentioned in the PCIe spec, so
>>>> presumably it's some Realtek-specific thing.  ASPM is a generic PCIe
>>>> thing.  Changes to these two things should be in separate patches so
>>>> they don't get tangled up.
>>>>
>> ALDPS = Advanced Link Down Power Saving
>> And yes, it's a Realtek feature.
> 
> Link as in Ethernet link or PCI(e) link? Sorry too lazy to let me google
> that for myself :)
> 
Sorry .. Link here refers to the Ethernet PHY.