netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: bail out from probe if fiber mode is detected on RTL8127AF

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Message-Id: 
 <176344022825.3968687.15840201429091336711.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 04:30:28 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc: nic_swsd@...ltek.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, pabeni@...hat.com,
 edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, horms@...nel.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, daniel@...rotopia.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: bail out from probe if fiber mode is
 detected
 on RTL8127AF

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 22:09:08 +0100 you wrote:
> It was reported that on a card with RTL8127AF (SFP + DAC) link-up isn't
> detected. Realtek hides the SFP behind the internal PHY, which isn't
> behaving fully compliance with clause 22 any longer in fiber mode.
> Due to not having access to chip documentation there isn't much I can
> do for now. Instead of silently failing to detect link-up in fiber mode,
> inform the user that fiber mode isn't support and bail out.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] r8169: bail out from probe if fiber mode is detected on RTL8127AF
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/28c0074fd4b7

You are awesome, thank you!
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