Re: [PATCH] b44: power down PHY when interface down

On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 04:19:23PM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote:

> I'd agree that there's a need for a state where we power down as much as 
> possible (even at the cost of functionality), but where possible it 
> would also be nice to offer a state where the mac is powered down and 
> the phy left up.

There are PHYs which can detect that someone's on the other end even
when powered down..
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References:
- [PATCH] b44: power down PHY when interface down
  - From: "Török Edvin" <[email protected]>
- Re: [PATCH] b44: power down PHY when interface down
  - From: Matthew Garrett <[email protected]>
- Re: [PATCH] b44: power down PHY when interface down
  - From: Arjan van de Ven <[email protected]>
- Re: [PATCH] b44: power down PHY when interface down
  - From: Matthew Garrett <[email protected]>

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