[PATCH net-next v1] r8169: set eee_enable_default base on LPI cap

From: javen

Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 04:15:08 EST


From: Javen Xu <javen_xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

When initializing phylink configuration, if LPI capabilities is
non-zero, it indicates the hardware supports EEE, thus we enable it by
default.

Signed-off-by: Javen Xu <javen_xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index b6f7d212ed77..6923069266f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -6583,6 +6583,7 @@ static int rtl_init_phylink(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
tp->phylink_config.type = PHYLINK_NETDEV;
tp->phylink_config.mac_managed_pm = true;
tp->phylink_config.lpi_capabilities = rtl8169_get_lpi_caps(tp);
+ tp->phylink_config.eee_enabled_default = !!tp->phylink_config.lpi_capabilities;
tp->phylink_config.mac_capabilities |= MAC_ASYM_PAUSE | MAC_SYM_PAUSE;

switch (tp->sfp_mode) {
--
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