Re: [PATCH net v2] net: phy: skip EEE advertisement write when autoneg is disabled

[email protected] Wed, 20 May 2026 02:00:17 +0000

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

On Sat, 16 May 2026 18:02:51 +0300 you wrote:
> genphy_c45_an_config_eee_aneg() writes the EEE advertisement to the
> auto-negotiation device's MMD register space (MDIO_MMD_AN, register
> MDIO_AN_EEE_ADV).  These registers are read by the link partner only
> during auto-negotiation, so writing them while autoneg is disabled
> cannot influence the link.  On some PHYs (e.g. Broadcom BCM54213PE)
> the write nevertheless reaches the chip and disturbs the receive
> datapath.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] net: phy: skip EEE advertisement write when autoneg is disabled
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/960e77ce14a8

You are awesome, thank you!
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