Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: allow Giga Lite fallback on RTL8168EP

[Hee-Suk Kim]

Daniel Golle <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 02:46:27PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>> Please add ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_500baseT2_Full. Make the PHY report this
>> link mode in it features, add the speed, allow it to be negotiated,
>> reported in ethtool etc.

Will do in v2.

> While at it also consider ETHTOOL_LINK_MODE_1000baseT2_Full which is
> supported as "2.5G Lite" by the RTL8221/RTL8226 2.5G PHY family.

Happy to add it as well, but I'd need to know what PHYSR reports for a
2.5G Lite link on those PHYs, as I can't test it myself. Do you happen
to know?

Thanks,
hsk