[PATCH net-next v4 05/12] ax88179_178a: Add EEE configuration support for AX88179A PHYs

From: Birger Koblitz

Date: Fri Jul 31 2026 - 12:37:42 EST


Configure phylink to work with the PHYs in the AX88197A controllers
and provide ethtool get/set eee operations calling into phylink.

Signed-off-by: Birger Koblitz <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/usb/ax88179a_devices.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179a_devices.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179a_devices.c
index 835d1c369b533929e92175f8223c728ffcc8d168..2bd6e181dfbe319e569fa3d6325fd45ea0b9c732 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179a_devices.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179a_devices.c
@@ -222,6 +222,26 @@ static int ax88179a_get_eeprom_len(struct net_device *net)
return AX88179A_EEPROM_LEN;
}

+static int ax88179a_get_eee(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_keee *edata)
+{
+ struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
+ struct ax88179_data *ax179_data;
+
+ ax179_data = dev->driver_priv;
+
+ return phylink_ethtool_get_eee(ax179_data->phylink, edata);
+}
+
+static int ax88179a_set_eee(struct net_device *net, struct ethtool_keee *edata)
+{
+ struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(net);
+ struct ax88179_data *ax179_data;
+
+ ax179_data = dev->driver_priv;
+
+ return phylink_ethtool_set_eee(ax179_data->phylink, edata);
+}
+
static const struct ethtool_ops ax88179a_ethtool_ops = {
.get_link = ethtool_op_get_link,
.get_msglevel = usbnet_get_msglevel,
@@ -231,6 +251,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops ax88179a_ethtool_ops = {
.get_eeprom_len = ax88179a_get_eeprom_len,
.get_eeprom = ax88179_get_eeprom,
.set_eeprom = ax88179_set_eeprom,
+ .get_eee = ax88179a_get_eee,
+ .set_eee = ax88179a_set_eee,
.nway_reset = usbnet_nway_reset,
.get_link_ksettings = phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings,
.set_link_ksettings = phy_ethtool_set_link_ksettings,
@@ -440,10 +462,19 @@ static int ax88179a_phylink_setup(struct usbnet *dev)
else
data->phylink_config.mac_capabilities |= MAC_1000 | MAC_2500FD;

+ if (!data->is_ax88772d) {
+ data->phylink_config.lpi_capabilities = MAC_100FD | MAC_1000FD;
+ data->phylink_config.eee_enabled_default = true;
+ netdev_info(dev->net, "Default: EEE\n");
+ }
__set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL,
data->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
phy_if_mode = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_INTERNAL;

+ memcpy(data->phylink_config.lpi_interfaces,
+ data->phylink_config.supported_interfaces,
+ sizeof(data->phylink_config.lpi_interfaces));
+
phylink = phylink_create(&data->phylink_config, dev->net->dev.fwnode,
phy_if_mode, &ax88179a_phylink_mac_ops);
if (IS_ERR(phylink))

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