netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next v1 0/3] r816e: Add r816e driver in Realtek

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Message-ID: <20260128065309.556-1-javen_xu@realsil.com.cn>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:53:09 +0800
From: javen <javen_xu@...lsil.com.cn>
To: <hkallweit1@...il.com>
CC: <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        <horms@...nel.org>, <javen_xu@...lsil.com.cn>, <kuba@...nel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next v1 0/3] r816e: Add r816e driver in Realtek

>On 1/27/2026 12:34 PM, javen wrote:
>> From: Javen Xu <javen_xu@...lsil.com.cn>
>>
>> This series patch add a fake driver r816e to ensure the kernel could 
>> set the correct power state for #fun through r816e driver when suspending.
>>
>
> I think a better approach would be to contribute to adding phylink/sfp support
> to r8169, so that the SFP NIC versions (incl. RTL8116AF) can be properly
> supported. This would have to include making the SFP I2C bus accessible by
> the kernel (instead of firmware only).
>

RTL8116af is a multi-function device. fun0 is a BMC virtual driver and fun1 is
the nic driver. The BMC virtual driver(fun0) is used for power management,
while fun1 provides the actual network functionality.

Thanks,
Javen Xu
>> Javen Xu (3):
>>   r816e: add a fake driver r816e for RTL8116af
>>   r816e: Add a Makefile in the r816e folder
>>   realtek: Update Makefile and Kconfig
>>
>>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Kconfig        |  7 ++
>>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Makefile       |  1 +
>>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r816e/Makefile |  8 +++  
>> drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r816e/r816e.c  | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>  4 files changed, 91 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r816e/Makefile
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r816e/r816e.c
>>