Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-24 Thread Francois Romieu
hayeswang : > Francois Romieu [mailto:rom...@fr.zoreil.com] > [...] > > It would be nice to state these things in the commit message, namely: > > - ALDPS should never be enabled for the RTL8105e > > - none of the firmware-free chipsets support ALDPS > > - neither do the RTL8168d/8111d > >

Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-24 Thread Francois Romieu
hayeswang hayesw...@realtek.com : Francois Romieu [mailto:rom...@fr.zoreil.com] [...] It would be nice to state these things in the commit message, namely: - ALDPS should never be enabled for the RTL8105e - none of the firmware-free chipsets support ALDPS - neither do the

RE: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-23 Thread hayeswang
Francois Romieu [mailto:rom...@fr.zoreil.com] [...] > It would be nice to state these things in the commit message, namely: > - ALDPS should never be enabled for the RTL8105e > - none of the firmware-free chipsets support ALDPS > - neither do the RTL8168d/8111d Excuse me. I don't understand why

Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-23 Thread Francois Romieu
hayeswang : [...] > The flag is determined if the firmware is loaded. It doesn't mean to enable > ALDPS. Besides ALDPS, the firmware includes the other features about power > saving, performance, hw behavior, and so on. Thus, I think it is the extended > feature. Any suggestion?

Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-23 Thread Francois Romieu
hayeswang hayesw...@realtek.com : [...] The flag is determined if the firmware is loaded. It doesn't mean to enable ALDPS. Besides ALDPS, the firmware includes the other features about power saving, performance, hw behavior, and so on. Thus, I think it is the extended feature. Any suggestion?

RE: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-23 Thread hayeswang
Francois Romieu [mailto:rom...@fr.zoreil.com] [...] It would be nice to state these things in the commit message, namely: - ALDPS should never be enabled for the RTL8105e - none of the firmware-free chipsets support ALDPS - neither do the RTL8168d/8111d Excuse me. I don't understand why the

RE: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-22 Thread hayeswang
Francois Romieu [mailto:rom...@fr.zoreil.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3:28 AM > To: Hayeswang > Cc: net...@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; > j...@google.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving > [...] > >

Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-22 Thread Francois Romieu
Hayes Wang : > Enable ALDPS function to save power when link down. Note that the > feature should be set after the other PHY settings. And the firmware > is necessary. Don't enable it without loading the firmware. > > Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang > --- > drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 46

Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-22 Thread David Miller
From: Hayes Wang Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:05:53 +0800 > Enable ALDPS function to save power when link down. Note that the > feature should be set after the other PHY settings. And the firmware > is necessary. Don't enable it without loading the firmware. > > Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang If

Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-22 Thread David Miller
From: Hayes Wang hayesw...@realtek.com Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:05:53 +0800 Enable ALDPS function to save power when link down. Note that the feature should be set after the other PHY settings. And the firmware is necessary. Don't enable it without loading the firmware. Signed-off-by:

Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-22 Thread Francois Romieu
Hayes Wang hayesw...@realtek.com : Enable ALDPS function to save power when link down. Note that the feature should be set after the other PHY settings. And the firmware is necessary. Don't enable it without loading the firmware. Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang hayesw...@realtek.com ---

RE: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving

2012-10-22 Thread hayeswang
Francois Romieu [mailto:rom...@fr.zoreil.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3:28 AM To: Hayeswang Cc: net...@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; j...@google.com Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] r8169: enable ALDPS for power saving [...] @@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ enum features