netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: fix genphy_c45_eee_is

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Message-Id: 
 <174259023600.2618986.2107650390226882487.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:50:36 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
Cc: andrew@...n.ch, hkallweit1@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net,
 edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: fix genphy_c45_eee_is_active() for
 disabled EEE

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>:

On Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:51:11 +0000 you wrote:
> Commit 809265fe96fe ("net: phy: c45: remove local advertisement
> parameter from genphy_c45_eee_is_active") stopped reading the local
> advertisement from the PHY earlier in this development cycle, which
> broke "ethtool --set-eee ethX eee off".
> 
> When ethtool is used to set EEE off, genphy_c45_eee_is_active()
> indicates that EEE was active if the link partner reported an
> advertisement, which causes phylib to set phydev->enable_tx_lpi on
> link up, despite our local advertisement in hardware being empty.
> However, phydev->advertising_eee is preserved while EEE is turned off,
> which leads to genphy_c45_eee_is_active() incorrectly reporting that
> EEE is active.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: phy: fix genphy_c45_eee_is_active() for disabled EEE
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4b9235a880f1

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