netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: phy: realtek: Add optional external PHY clock

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Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2023 21:37:41 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Detlev Casanova <detlev.casanova@...labora.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	"David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: phy: realtek: Add optional external PHY clock

> I'm not sure about this. Isn't the clock still necessary when suspended for 
> things like wake on lan ?

Yes, but the PHY should know if its a WoL source, and not disable its
own clock. There is some support for this in phylib, and Florian has
also reworked it recently for Broadcom PHYs.

     Andrew