netdev - Re: [RFC/RFTv3 00/24] net: ethernet: Rework EEE

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Message-ID: <20230526085604.GA21891@pengutronix.de>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 10:56:04 +0200
From: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc: netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
	Oleksij Rempel <linux@...pel-privat.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC/RFTv3 00/24] net: ethernet: Rework EEE

Hi Andrew,

On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 02:54:54AM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> Most MAC drivers get EEE wrong. The API to the PHY is not very
> obvious, which is probably why. Rework the API, pushing most of the
> EEE handling into phylib core, leaving the MAC drivers to just
> enable/disable support for EEE in there change_link call back, or
> phylink mac_link_up callback.
> 
> MAC drivers are now expect to indicate to phylib/phylink if they
> support EEE. If not, no EEE link modes are advertised. If the MAC does
> support EEE, on phy_start()/phylink_start() EEE advertisement is
> configured.
> 
> v3
> --
 
I was able to test some drivers and things seems to work ok so far. Do you
need more tests for a non RFC version?

Regards,
Oleksij
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