Re: [PATCH 0/8] drivers: net: Convert EEE handling to use linkmode bitmaps

[Andrew Lunn]

On Sun, Feb 04, 2024 at 05:40:17PM -0600, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> EEE has until recently been limited to lower speeds due to the use of
> the legacy u32 for link speeds. This restriction has been lifted, with
> the use of linkmode bitmaps. This patchset convert some MAC drivers
> still using the old _u32 to link modes, with the aim of soon being
> able to remove the legacy _u32 members in the keee structure.
> 
> A couple of Intel drivers do odd things with EEE, setting the autoneg
> bit. It is unclear why, no other driver does, ethtool does not display
> it, and EEE is always negotiated. One patch in this series deletes
> this code. Comments on why its actually useful and should be kept are
> gratefully received.

Gerr. How many people have i said to put the tree in the Subject: And
then i forget myself :-(

net-next.

	Andrew