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

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Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2024 22:02:21 +0530
From: "Karumanchi, Vineeth" <vineeth.karumanchi@....com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc: krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org, nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com,
 claudiu.beznea@...on.dev, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] dt-bindings: net: cdns,macb: Add
 wol-arp-packet property

Hi Andrew,

On 2/1/2024 6:42 PM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 01, 2024 at 12:11:15PM +0530, Vineeth Karumanchi wrote:
<...>
>> The earlier implementation of WOL (magic-packet) was using DT property.
>> We added one more packet type using DT property to be in-line with the
>> earlier implementation.
> 
> I can understand that. It also suggests we did a bad job reviewing
> that patch, and should of rejected it. But it was added a long time
> ago, and we were less strict back then.
> 
>>
>> However, I echo with you that this feature should be in driver (CAPS).
>> We will re-work the implementation with the below flow:
>>
>> - Add MACB_CAPS_WOL capability to the supported platforms
>> - Advertise supported WOL packet types based on the CAPS in ethtool.
>> - Users can set packet type using ethtool.
> 
> Yes, this sounds good. Maybe add to that, mark magic-packet
> deprecated, and a comment that ethtool should be used instead.

OK. We will implement above functionality and send V2.

Thanks
-- 
🙏 vineeth
> 
> Thanks
> 	Andrew