Re: [PATCH net-next 01/15] net: phy: aquantia: rename AQR412 to AQR412C and add real AQR412

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Thu Aug 21 2025 - 11:48:34 EST


On Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 06:20:08PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> I have noticed from schematics and firmware images that the PHY for
> which I've previously added support in commit 973fbe68df39 ("net: phy:
> aquantia: add AQR112 and AQR412 PHY IDs") is actually an AQR412C, not
> AQR412.
>
> These are actually PHYs from the same generation, and Marvell documents
> them as differing only in the size of the FCCSP package: 19x19 mm for
> the AQR412, vs 14x12mm for the Compact AQR412C.
>
> I don't think there is any point in backporting this to stable kernels,
> since the PHYs are identical in capabilities, and no functional
> difference is expected regardless of how the PHY is identified.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

Andrew