Re: [PATCH net V2] r8169: fix RTL8117 Wake-on-Lan in DASH mode

From: Heiner Kallweit

Date: Tue Dec 02 2025 - 14:11:12 EST


On 12/2/2025 7:41 PM, René Rebe wrote:
> 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.
> ---

Reviewed-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>