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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/phy/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/phy/Kconfig | 20 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig index 3dc0822d9c..631b52b1cf 100644 --- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig @@ -202,6 +202,26 @@ config RTL8211X_PHY_FORCE_MASTER If unsure, say N. +config RTL8211F_PHY_FORCE_EEE_RXC_ON + bool "Ethernet PHY RTL8211F: do not stop receiving the xMII clock during LPI" + depends on PHY_REALTEK + default n + help + The IEEE 802.3az-2010 (EEE) standard provides a protocol to coordinate + transitions to/from a lower power consumption level (Low Power Idle + mode) based on link utilization. When no packets are being + transmitted, the system goes to Low Power Idle mode to save power. + + Under particular circumstances this setting can cause issues where + the PHY is unable to transmit or receive any packet when in LPI mode. + The problem is caused when the PHY is configured to stop receiving + the xMII clock while it is signaling LPI. For some PHYs the bit + configuring this behavior is set by the Linux kernel, causing the + issue in U-Boot on reboot if the PHY retains the register value. + + Default n, which means that the PHY state is not changed. To work + around the issues, change this setting to y. + config PHY_SMSC bool "Microchip(SMSC) Ethernet PHYs support" |