[PATCH] b44: power down PHY when interface down

[Lennert Buytenhek]

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..