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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ARM: imx: allow to disable board specific PHY fixups
To:     Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@armlinux.org.uk>,
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On 3/30/20 7:41 PM, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
>>> arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c:167:		phy_register_fixup_for_uid(PHY_ID_KSZ9021, MICREL_PHY_ID_MASK,
>>> arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c:169:		phy_register_fixup_for_uid(PHY_ID_KSZ9031, MICREL_PHY_ID_MASK,
>>> arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c:171:		phy_register_fixup_for_uid(PHY_ID_AR8031, 0xffffffef,
>>> arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx6q.c:173:		phy_register_fixup_for_uid(PHY_ID_AR8035, 0xffffffef,
> 
> As far as I'm concerned, the AR8035 fixup is there with good reason.
> It's not just "random" but is required to make the AR8035 usable with
> the iMX6 SoCs.  Not because of a board level thing, but because it's
> required for the AR8035 to be usable with an iMX6 SoC.

Is this still ture, if the AR8035 is attached to a switch behind an iMX6?

regards,
Marc

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