> It depends on the hardware designs, but in some designs, the PHY can do > WOL, without the MAC involved. When a WoL condition happens, it triggers > an interrupt, or blinks an LED which is also connected to the power supply > etc. And if the PHY is doing WoL, you can shut down the MAC, save more > power. > > Look at some of the PHY drivers, at803x, dp83822, dp83tc811, marvell, and > mscc all support some sort of WoL. > > Ideally, you want to offer the superset of both PHY WoL and MAC WoL. > > Andrew
OK thanks Andrew
