[PATCH net V2] r8169: fix RTL8117 Wake-on-Lan in DASH mode
From: René Rebe
Date: Tue Dec 02 2025 - 13:41:52 EST
Wake-on-Lan does currently not work for r8169 in DASH mode, e.g. the
ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE with RTL8168fp/RTL8117.
Fix by not returning early in rtl_prepare_power_down when dash_enabled.
While this fixes WoL, it still kills the OOB RTL8117 remote management
BMC connection. Fix by not calling rtl8168_driver_stop if WoL is enabled.
Fixes: 065c27c184d6 ("r8169: phy power ops")
Signed-off-by: René Rebe <rene@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
V2; DASH WoL fix only
Tested on ASUS Pro WS X570-ACE with RTL8168fp/RTL8117 running T2/Linux.
---
drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 853aabedb128..e2f9b9027fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -2669,9 +2669,6 @@ static void rtl_wol_enable_rx(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
static void rtl_prepare_power_down(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
{
- if (tp->dash_enabled)
- return;
-
if (tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_32 ||
tp->mac_version == RTL_GIGA_MAC_VER_33)
rtl_ephy_write(tp, 0x19, 0xff64);
@@ -4807,7 +4804,7 @@ static void rtl8169_down(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
rtl_disable_exit_l1(tp);
rtl_prepare_power_down(tp);
- if (tp->dash_type != RTL_DASH_NONE)
+ if (tp->dash_type != RTL_DASH_NONE && !tp->saved_wolopts)
rtl8168_driver_stop(tp);
}
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2.46.0
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