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Date:   Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:01:47 +0100
From:   Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@microchip.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
CC:     <hkallweit1@gmail.com>, <linux@armlinux.org.uk>,
        <davem@davemloft.net>, <kuba@kernel.org>, <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: phy: micrel: Add config_init for LAN8814
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The 11/26/2021 16:15, Andrew Lunn wrote:

Hi Andrew,

> 
> > - swap the MDI-X A,B transmit so that there will not be any link flip-flaps
> >   when the PHY gets a link.
> 
> Isn't this a board issue, rather than generic? Or does the datasheet
> have the pins labelled wrongly and all boards following the datasheet
> are wrong?

From my understanding it is not a board issue. This is needed in case
the link partners can't do the A/B swapping based on MDI/MDIX. It would
not harm if this is set also for link partners that can do this.

> 
>         Andrew

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/Horatiu