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Authored by kgalazka on Feb 16 2026, 1:43 PM.
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Summary

The ix driver now supports Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) on Intel
E610 devices. EEE allows the network interface to enter low-power
states during periods of low link utilization, reducing power
consumption while maintaining full performance when needed.

E610 adapters provide EEE support through BASE-T PHY functionality.
Due to this PHY-based implementation, EEE is supported only
on 2.5Gb speeds and above.

Signed-off-by: Yogesh Bhosale yogesh.bhosale@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Galazka <krzysztof.galazka@intel.com>

Authored-by: Yogesh Bhosale yogesh.bhosale@intel.com

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