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From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: stmmac: mask the MAC interrupt while
 resume resets the MAC
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In-Reply-To: <20260930-stmmac-irq-shut-v1-1-104d1a1dcb28@iav.lv>

> stmmac_resume() resets the MAC in stmmac_hw_setup(). On dwmac1000 the
> reset clears the interrupt mask

For my understanding, it is the hardware reset which clears the mask,
not software?

If it is hardware, that is an odd hardware design.

   Andrew