netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] dt-bindings: net: cdns,macb: Add wol-arp-packet property

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Message-ID: <824aad4d-6b05-4641-b75d-ceaa08b0a4e8@lunn.ch>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 02:26:15 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Vineeth Karumanchi <vineeth.karumanchi@....com>
Cc: nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com, claudiu.beznea@...on.dev,
	davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
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	krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, conor+dt@...nel.org,
	linux@...linux.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] dt-bindings: net: cdns,macb: Add
 wol-arp-packet property

On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 04:18:44PM +0530, Vineeth Karumanchi wrote:
> "wol-arp-packet" property enables WOL with ARP packet.
> It is an extension to "magic-packet for WOL.

It not clear why this is needed. Is this not a standard feature of the
IP? Is there no hardware bit indicating the capability?

    Andrew