Re: [PATCH 5/9] ax88179_178a: Add support for ethtool pause parameter configuration

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Wed Jul 01 2026 - 11:12:56 EST


> > +static void ax88179a_get_pauseparam(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
> > +{
> > + struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
> > + struct ax88179_data *data;
> > + u16 bmcr, lcladv, rmtadv;
> > + u8 cap;
> > +
> > + data = dev->driver_priv;
> > +
> > + if (data->chip_version < AX_VERSION_AX88179A)
> > + return;
> > +
> > + bmcr = ax88179_mdio_read(net, dev->mii.phy_id, MII_BMCR);
> > + lcladv = ax88179_mdio_read(net, dev->mii.phy_id, MII_ADVERTISE);
> > + rmtadv = ax88179_mdio_read(net, dev->mii.phy_id, MII_LPA);
> > +
> > + if (!(bmcr & BMCR_ANENABLE)) {
> > + pause->autoneg = 0;
> > + pause->rx_pause = 0;
> > + pause->tx_pause = 0;
> The best way to have this correct is to use phylink, but for that you'd need to
> have a proper PHY driver instead of using the mii_ API here.

I said the some to one of the other patches.

Do we know what PHYs are being used? Can register 2 and 3 be read to
get the PHY IDs?

Andrew