netdev - Re: [PATCH] r8169: fix RTL8117 Wake-on-Lan in DASH mode

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Message-ID: <2d6a68c7-cad7-4a0d-9c73-03d3c217bfce@lunn.ch>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 16:52:42 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: René Rebe <rene@...ctco.de>
Cc: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	nic_swsd@...ltek.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] r8169: fix RTL8117 Wake-on-Lan in DASH mode

> Well, the argument is for wakeup to “just work”. There also
> should be some consistency in Linux. Either all drivers should
> enable it or disable it by default. That is why I have thrown in
> the idea of a new kconfig options for downstream distros to
> make a conscious global choice. E.g. we would ship it it
> enabled.

You might need to separate out, what is Linux doing, and what is the
bootloader doing before Linux takes over the machine.

Linux drivers sometimes don't reset WoL back to nothing enabled. They
just take over how the hardware was configured. So if the bootloader
has enabled Magic packet, Linux might inherit that.

I _think_ Linux enabling Magic packet by default does not
happen. Which is why it would be good if you give links to 5 to 10
drivers, from the over 200 in the kernel, which do enable WoL by
default.

	Andrew