netdev - Re: [RFC/RFT 20/23] net: phylink: Add MAC_EEE to mac

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Date:   Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:59:51 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC/RFT 20/23] net: phylink: Add MAC_EEE to mac_capabilites

On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 07:01:58PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> If the MAC supports Energy Efficient Ethernet, it should indicate this
> by setting the MAC_EEE bit in the config.mac_capabilities
> bitmap. phylink will then enable EEE in the PHY, if it supports it.

I know it will be a larger patch, but I would prefer to add it after
MAC_ASYM_PAUSE and shuffle the speeds up. I'm sure network speeds will
continue to increase, resulting in more bits added in the future.

Thanks.

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