There is network regression for me. 4.18 was good. 4.18+ is bad. There
was some phy changes in r8169 driver. Fortunately adding
CONFIG_REALTEK_PHY=m to kernel config fixed the regression.
Should r8169 depend on realtek_phy? Does that breaks something else?
Network doesn't work with Generic PHY (output of dmesg)
Generic PHY r8169-300:00: attached PHY driver [Generic PHY]
(mii_bus:phy_addr=r8169-300:00, irq=IGNORE)
When realtek_phy is compiled, r8169 automatically uses it.
RTL8211B Gigabit Ethernet r8169-300:00: attached PHY driver [RTL8211B
Gigabit Ethernet] (mii_bus:phy_addr=r8169-300:00, irq=IGNORE)
Here is Ethernet controller's lspci for reference:
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168]
(rev 01)
Subsystem: ABIT Computer Corp. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express
Gigabit Ethernet Controller [147b:1078]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27
I/O ports at ce00 [size=256]
Memory at fddff000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fdd00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [48] Vital Product Data
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [60] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [84] Vendor Specific Information: Len=4c <?>
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [12c] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [148] Device Serial Number 28-00-00-00-00-00-00-
00
Capabilities: [154] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
