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Nicolai Buchwitz 908c344d5c net: bcmgenet: fix broken EEE by converting to phylib-managed state
The bcmgenet EEE implementation is broken in several ways.
phy_support_eee() is never called, so the PHY never advertises EEE
and phylib never sets phydev->enable_tx_lpi.  bcmgenet_mac_config()
checks priv->eee.eee_enabled to decide whether to enable the MAC
LPI logic, but that field is never initialised to true, so the MAC
never enters Low Power Idle even when EEE is negotiated - wasting
the power savings EEE is designed to provide.  The only way to get
EEE working at all is a manual 'ethtool --set-eee eth0 eee on' after
every link-up, and even then bcmgenet_get_eee() immediately clobbers
the reported state because phy_ethtool_get_eee() overwrites
eee_enabled and tx_lpi_enabled with the uninitialised PHY eee_cfg
values.  Finally, bcmgenet_mac_config() is only called on link-up,
so EEE is never disabled in hardware on link-down.

Fix all of this by removing the MAC-side EEE state tracking
(priv->eee) and aligning with the pattern used by other non-phylink
MAC drivers such as FEC.

Call phy_support_eee() in bcmgenet_mii_probe() so the PHY advertises
EEE link modes and phylib tracks negotiation state.  Move the EEE
hardware control to bcmgenet_mii_setup(), which is called on every
link event, and drive it directly from phydev->enable_tx_lpi - the
flag phylib sets when EEE is negotiated and the user has not disabled
it.  This enables EEE automatically once the link partner agrees and
disables it cleanly on link-down.

Make bcmgenet_get_eee() and bcmgenet_set_eee() pure passthroughs to
phy_ethtool_get_eee() and phy_ethtool_set_eee(), with the MAC
hardware register read/written for tx_lpi_timer.  Drop struct
ethtool_keee eee from struct bcmgenet_priv.

Fixes: fe0d4fd928 ("net: phy: Keep track of EEE configuration")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/d352039f-4cbb-41e6-9aeb-0b4f3941b54c@lunn.ch/
Suggested-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Tested-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260310054935.1238594-1-nb@tipi-net.de
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
2026-03-10 19:41:13 -07:00
arch Arm: 2026-03-01 15:34:47 -08:00
block Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
certs Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
crypto x509: select CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_SHA256 2026-02-22 12:09:23 -08:00
Documentation Including fixes from CAN, netfilter and wireless. 2026-03-05 11:00:46 -08:00
drivers net: bcmgenet: fix broken EEE by converting to phylib-managed state 2026-03-10 19:41:13 -07:00
fs rxrpc, afs: Fix missing error pointer check after rxrpc_kernel_lookup_peer() 2026-03-06 17:49:52 -08:00
include page_pool: store detach_time as ktime_t to avoid false-negatives 2026-03-10 19:03:34 -07:00
init init/Kconfig: Adjust fixed clang version for __builtin_counted_by_ref 2026-02-23 14:35:16 -08:00
io_uring io_uring-7.0-20260227 2026-02-27 10:39:11 -08:00
ipc Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
kernel tracing fixes for v7.0: 2026-03-05 08:05:05 -08:00
lib A single fix for debugobjects. 2026-03-01 13:32:32 -08:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm slab fixes for 7.0-rc1 2026-02-27 09:54:02 -08:00
net net-shapers: don't free reply skb after genlmsg_reply() 2026-03-10 19:29:09 -07:00
rust rust: io: macro_export io_define_read!() and io_define_write!() 2026-02-23 00:54:02 +01:00
samples USB / Thunderbolt changes for 7.0-rc1 2026-02-17 09:36:43 -08:00
scripts Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument 2026-02-21 17:09:51 -08:00
security Convert remaining multi-line kmalloc_obj/flex GFP_KERNEL uses 2026-02-22 08:26:33 -08:00
sound ASoC: SDCA: Fix comments for sdca_irq_request() 2026-02-26 17:57:37 +01:00
tools Including fixes from CAN, netfilter and wireless. 2026-03-05 11:00:46 -08:00
usr kbuild: uapi: drop dependency on CC_CAN_LINK 2026-01-16 15:02:11 -07:00
virt KVM: always define KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU 2026-02-28 15:31:35 +01:00
.clang-format Devicetree updates for v7.0: 2026-02-11 18:27:08 -08:00
.clippy.toml rust: clean Rust 1.88.0's warning about clippy::disallowed_macros configuration 2025-05-07 00:11:47 +02:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore MAINTAINERS: remove Alyssa Rosenzweig 2025-09-18 21:17:31 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore rust: kbuild: add proc macro library support 2025-11-24 17:15:36 +01:00
.mailmap Including fixes from CAN, netfilter and wireless. 2026-03-05 11:00:46 -08:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: remove Thomas Falcon from IBM ibmvnic 2026-03-05 07:35:45 -08:00
Kbuild sched: Make migrate_{en,dis}able() inline 2025-09-25 09:57:16 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS MAINTAINERS: include/net/tc_wrapper.h belongs to TC subsystem 2026-03-09 18:59:28 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.0-rc2 2026-03-01 15:39:31 -08:00
README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst