Re: [PATCH v3] net: usb: lan78xx: scan all MDIO addresses on LAN7801

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Thu Feb 19 2026 - 17:50:20 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:28:22 +0000 you wrote:
> The LAN7801 is designed exclusively for external PHYs (unlike the
> LAN7800/LAN7850 which have internal PHYs), but lan78xx_mdio_init()
> restricts PHY scanning to MDIO addresses 0-7 by setting phy_mask to
> ~(0xFF). This prevents discovery of external PHYs wired to addresses
> outside that range.
>
> One such case is the DP83TC814 100BASE-T1 PHY, which is typically
> configured at MDIO address 10 via PHYAD bootstrap pins and goes
> undetected with the current mask.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [v3] net: usb: lan78xx: scan all MDIO addresses on LAN7801
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/f1e2f0ce704e

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