Re: [net-next RFC PATCH v2 3/3] net: phy: Add Airoha AN8855 Internal Switch Gigabit PHY

[Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Oct 23, 2024 at 06:53:14PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > +	/* Enable Asymmetric Pause Capability */
> > +	ret = phy_set_bits(phydev, MII_ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		return ret;
> 
> The PHY driver alone does not decide this. The MAC driver needs to
> indicate it supports asym pause by calling phy_supports_asym_pause().
>

Sorry for the stupid question, I couldn't find this OPs. Any hit how to
handle this?

> > +
> > +	/* Disable EEE */
> > +	ret = phy_write_mmd(phydev, MDIO_MMD_AN, MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV, 0);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		return ret;
> 
> Again, the core code should handle this, unless EEE is broken and you
> need to force it off.
>

They confirmed this was done just to handle kernel init condition...
Will drop.

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