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From: Lutz Jaenicke <ljaenicke@innominate.com>
To: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr>
Cc: David S Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] lxt PHY: Support for the buggy LXT973 rev A2
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:17:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120910181747.GA5960@lutz.bln.innominate.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201209101545.q8AFjn7u021483@localhost.localdomain>

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 05:45:49PM +0200, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> This patch adds proper handling of the buggy revision A2 of LXT973 phy, adding
> precautions linked to ERRATA Item 4:
> 
> Item 4: MDIO Interface and Repeated Polling
> Problem: Repeated polling of odd-numbered registers via the MDIO interface
> 	randomly returns the contents of the previous even register.
> Implication: Managed applications may not obtain the correct register contents
> 	when a particular register is monitored for device status.
> Workaround: None.
> Status: This erratum has been previously fixed (in rev A3)

Hmm. Were did you get the hardware from? We have been using LXT973 in
our products and the A2 was replaced by A3 in 2003.

Best regards,
	Lutz
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-09-10 18:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-09-10 15:45 [PATCH v2] lxt PHY: Support for the buggy LXT973 rev A2 Christophe Leroy
2012-09-10 17:28 ` Richard Cochran
2012-09-10 18:17 ` Lutz Jaenicke [this message]
2012-09-22 16:21   ` leroy christophe
2012-09-23 18:44     ` Lutz Jaenicke

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