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From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ChunHao Lin <hau@realtek.com>,
	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
	nic_swsd@realtek.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.10] r8169: set EEE speed down ratio to 1
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:57:34 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251025160905.3857885-223-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251025160905.3857885-1-sashal@kernel.org>

From: ChunHao Lin <hau@realtek.com>

[ Upstream commit bf7154ffb1c65a201906296a9d3eb22e9daa5ffc ]

EEE speed down means speed down MAC MCU clock. It is not from spec.
It is kind of Realtek specific power saving feature. But enable it
may cause some issues, like packet drop or interrupt loss. Different
hardware may have different issues.

EEE speed down ratio (mac ocp 0xe056[7:4]) is used to set EEE speed
down rate. The larger this value is, the more power can save. But it
actually save less power then we expected. And, as mentioned above,
will impact compatibility. So set it to 1 (mac ocp 0xe056[7:4] = 0)
, which means not to speed down, to improve compatibility.

Signed-off-by: ChunHao Lin <hau@realtek.com>
Reviewed-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250918023425.3463-1-hau@realtek.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

YES
- The change simply clears the EEE speed-down ratio bits during MAC init
  for the affected chip families—`rtl_hw_start_8168h_1`
  (drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c:3412), `rtl_hw_start_8117`
  (drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c:3517), and
  `rtl_hw_start_8125_common`
  (drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c:3718)—so those NICs stop
  lowering their MAC MCU clock when EEE is active.
- Realtek’s changelog explains the existing register settings
  (0x70/0x30) are not from the Ethernet spec and have been seen to
  trigger packet drops and lost interrupts; clearing the bits (ratio =
  1) removes that Realtek-specific power-saving mode to restore
  reliability.
- The tweak is tiny and localized to the start-up sequences selected for
  the relevant MAC versions (e.g. RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_46/48/52/63/70/80),
  with no knock-on effects elsewhere; the only behavioral trade-off is a
  modest loss of power savings, which is acceptable compared to fixing
  data loss.
- Because it addresses a user-visible reliability bug, carries minimal
  regression risk, and doesn’t alter driver architecture, it satisfies
  the stable backport guidelines.

 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 4b0ac73565ea9..bf79e2e9b7ecb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -3409,7 +3409,7 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8168h_1(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 		r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xd412, 0x0fff, sw_cnt_1ms_ini);
 	}
 
-	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe056, 0x00f0, 0x0070);
+	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe056, 0x00f0, 0x0000);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe052, 0x6000, 0x8008);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe0d6, 0x01ff, 0x017f);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xd420, 0x0fff, 0x047f);
@@ -3514,7 +3514,7 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8117(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 		r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xd412, 0x0fff, sw_cnt_1ms_ini);
 	}
 
-	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe056, 0x00f0, 0x0070);
+	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe056, 0x00f0, 0x0000);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_write(tp, 0xea80, 0x0003);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe052, 0x0000, 0x0009);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xd420, 0x0fff, 0x047f);
@@ -3715,7 +3715,7 @@ static void rtl_hw_start_8125_common(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xc0b4, 0x0000, 0x000c);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xeb6a, 0x00ff, 0x0033);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xeb50, 0x03e0, 0x0040);
-	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe056, 0x00f0, 0x0030);
+	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe056, 0x00f0, 0x0000);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xe040, 0x1000, 0x0000);
 	r8168_mac_ocp_modify(tp, 0xea1c, 0x0003, 0x0001);
 	if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_70 ||
-- 
2.51.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-10-25 16:19 UTC|newest]

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2025-10-25 15:53 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] net: phy: fixed_phy: let fixed_phy_unregister free the phy_device Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:54 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] ipv6: np->rxpmtu race annotation Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:54 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.6] net: stmmac: Correctly handle Rx checksum offload errors Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:54 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] PCI/ERR: Update device error_state already after reset Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:54 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] selftests: net: replace sleeps in fcnal-test with waits Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:54 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] selftests/net: Replace non-standard __WORDSIZE with sizeof(long) * 8 Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] bnxt_en: Add Hyper-V VF ID Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] selftests/net: Ensure assert() triggers in psock_tpacket.c Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] net: When removing nexthops, don't call synchronize_net if it is not necessary Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] netlink: specs: fou: change local-v6/peer-v6 check Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] smsc911x: add second read of EEPROM mac when possible corruption seen Sasha Levin
2025-10-28 12:53   ` Colin Foster
2025-11-04 13:55     ` Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] net: sh_eth: Disable WoL if system can not suspend Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] bnxt_en: Add fw log trace support for 5731X/5741X chips Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:55 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.10] udp_tunnel: use netdev_warn() instead of netdev_WARN() Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] tcp: Update bind bucket state on port release Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] net: bridge: Install FDB for bridge MAC on VLAN 0 Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] selftest: net: Fix error message if empty variable Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:56 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] net: phy: dp83640: improve phydev and driver removal handling Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] selftests: Disable dad for ipv6 in fcnal-test.sh Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.6] net: phy: clear link parameters on admin link down Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] net: Prevent RPS table overwrite of active flows Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] rds: Fix endianness annotation for RDS_MPATH_HASH Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] net: stmmac: est: Drop frames causing HLBS error Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] net: ipv4: allow directed broadcast routes to use dst hint Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] net: dsa: felix: support phy-mode = "10g-qxgmii" Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:57 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] net: ipv6: fix field-spanning memcpy warning in AH output Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] net: dsa: microchip: Set SPI as bus interface during reset for KSZ8463 Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] net/mlx5e: Prevent entering switchdev mode with inconsistent netns Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] microchip: lan865x: add ndo_eth_ioctl handler to enable PHY ioctl support Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] Octeontx2-af: Broadcast XON on all channels Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] hinic3: Queue pair endianness improvements Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:58 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] tcp: use dst_dev_rcu() in tcp_fastopen_active_disable_ofo_check() Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] selftests: net: lib.sh: Don't defer failed commands Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] ptp_ocp: make ptp_ocp driver compatible with PTP_EXTTS_REQUEST2 Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.10] selftests: traceroute: Use require_command() Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.10] net: stmmac: Check stmmac_hw_setup() in stmmac_resume() Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.10] ipv6: Add sanity checks on ipv6_devconf.rpl_seg_enabled Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 15:59 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.1] net/mlx5e: Don't query FEC statistics when FEC is disabled Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] bng_en: make bnge_alloc_ring() self-unwind on failure Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] page_pool: Clamp pool size to max 16K pages Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] selftests: drv-net: hds: restore hds settings Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] selftests: traceroute: Return correct value on failure Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] bridge: Redirect to backup port when port is administratively down Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] net: devmem: expose tcp_recvmsg_locked errors Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] net: phy: clear EEE runtime state in PHY_HALTED/PHY_ERROR Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] selftests: mptcp: join: allow more time to send ADD_ADDR Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.10] net: phy: marvell: Fix 88e1510 downshift counter errata Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] selftests: net: make the dump test less sensitive to mem accounting Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] net: nfc: nci: Increase NCI_DATA_TIMEOUT to 3000 ms Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:00 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17] hinic3: Fix missing napi->dev in netif_queue_set_napi Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] selftests: Replace sleep with slowwait Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-6.12] inet_diag: annotate data-races in inet_diag_bc_sk() Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.15] page_pool: always add GFP_NOWARN for ATOMIC allocations Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.4] net/cls_cgroup: Fix task_get_classid() during qdisc run Sasha Levin
2025-10-25 16:01 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.17-5.15] ptp: Limit time setting of PTP clocks Sasha Levin

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