Re: [PATCH v1] net: phy: dp83867: Disable EEE support as not implemented
From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Mon Oct 27 2025 - 10:44:10 EST
> I was talking together with Emanuele on this topic and we are confused
> on how to proceed.
>
> >From the various comments and tests in this thread, to me the actual
> code change is correct, the dp83867 does not support EEE and we have to
> explicitly disable it in the dp83867 driver.
>
> As of now we do not have a clear shared understanding on what is going
> on in the stmmac driver. And the commit message is not correct on this
> regard.
>
> This patch is already merged [1] in netdev tree, should we send a series
> reverting this commit and another commit with just the same change and a
> different commit message?
No, if its merged, its merged. What should come out of this is a
learning, please be precise with commit messages, more detail rather
than less, and provide as much supporting evidence as you can for any
claims you make.
> In parallel, unrelated to the dp83867 topic, Emanuele is trying to help
> figuring out why the actual behavior of the stmmac changed after Russell
> refactoring. And it's clear that this change in behavior is not expected.
Great.
Andrew