netdev - Re: [PATCH v1 5/7] ARM i.MX6q: remove Atheros AR8035 SmartEEE fixup

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Date:   Wed, 3 Feb 2021 09:56:28 +0000
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-imx@....com,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
        David Jander <david@...tonic.nl>,
        Philippe Schenker <philippe.schenker@...adex.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 5/7] ARM i.MX6q: remove Atheros AR8035 SmartEEE fixup

On Wed, Feb 03, 2021 at 10:18:55AM +0100, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> This fixup removes the Lpi_en bit.
> 
> If this patch breaks functionality of your board, use following device
> tree properties:
> 
> 	ethernet-phy@X {
> 		reg = <0xX>;
> 		eee-broken-1000t;
> 		eee-broken-100tx;
> 		....
> 	};

That is the historical fix for this problem, but there is a better
solution now in net-next - configuring the Tw parameter for gigabit
connections. That solves the random link drop issue when EEE is
enabled.

Support for this configuration has only recently been merged into
net-next and other trees for this merge window, so I ask that you
hold off at least this patch until the next cycle.

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