netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] net: stmmac: Enable EEE HW LPI timer with auto SW/HW switching

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Date:   Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:09:16 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Voon Weifeng <weifeng.voon@...el.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Maxime Coquelin <mcoquelin.stm32@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jose Abreu <joabreu@...opsys.com>,
        Giuseppe Cavallaro <peppe.cavallaro@...com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Alexandre Torgue <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        Ong Boon Leong <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>,
        Seow Chen Yong <chen.yong.seow@...el.com>,
        Mark Gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
        Wong Vee Khee <vee.khee.wong@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] net: stmmac: Enable EEE HW LPI timer with
 auto SW/HW switching

On Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:43:53 +0800 Voon Weifeng wrote:
> From: "Vineetha G. Jaya Kumaran" <vineetha.g.jaya.kumaran@...el.com>
> 
> This patch enables the HW LPI Timer which controls the automatic entry
> and exit of the LPI state.
> The EEE LPI timer value is configured through ethtool. The driver will
> auto select the LPI HW timer if the value in the HW timer supported range.
> Else, the driver will fallback to SW timer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vineetha G. Jaya Kumaran <vineetha.g.jaya.kumaran@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Voon Weifeng <weifeng.voon@...el.com>

Hopefully stmmac folks can review but unfortunately we already sent a PR
for 5.10 and therefore net-next is closed for new drivers and features.

Please repost when it reopens after 5.10-rc1 is cut.