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VAR-SOM-MX8X changelog

VAR-SOM-MX8X V1.3

Hardware Changes

Updated Board & SOM Design to support Analog Devices Inc Ethernet PHY.

Old Manufacturer Old MPN New Manufacturer New MPN
Qualcomm AR8033-AL1A-R /
AR8033-AL1B-R 		Analog Devices Inc ADIN1300BCPZ

Software Changes

Variscite is updating all relevant software repositories and recommends impacted users to upgrade to the latest software version or to update their U-Boot and kernel to the latest commit ID of the branch they are already based on.
The following are the relevant patches:

Release U-Boot Kernel
Yocto Dunfell / B2Qt Dunfell / Debian Bullseye
(kernel 5.4.142) 		1) variscite: eth: ADIN1300: Disable RGMII RX clock delay
2) imx8qxp_var_som: Add support for Analog Devices ADIN1300 PHY
3) imx8qxp_var_som: add phy-reset-duration property to fec1 		1) imx8_var_defconfig: enable driver for ADIN PHY
2) imx8qxp-var-som: add phy-reset delays to fec1
Yocto Sumo / B2Qt Sumo / Debian Buster
(kernel 4.14.98) 		1) variscite: eth: ADIN1300: Disable RGMII RX clock delay
2) imx8qxp_var_som: fec: define phy-reset-duration and phy-reset-post-delay 		1) net: fec: register ADIN1300 PHY fixup to configure rgmii
2) imx8qxp-var-som: fec: define phy-reset-duration and phy-reset-post-delay
Android 11.0.0_1.0.0
(kernel 5.4.47) 		1) variscite: eth: ADIN1300: Disable RGMII RX clock delay
2) imx8qxp_var_som: Add support for Analog Devices ADIN1300 PHY
3) imx8qxp_var_som: add phy-reset-duration property to fec1 		1) imx8_var_android_defconfig: enable driver for ADIN PHY
2) imx8qxp-var-som: add phy-reset delays to fec1
Android 10.0.0_2.5.0
(kernel 5.4.47) 		1) variscite: eth: ADIN1300: Disable RGMII RX clock delay
2) imx8qxp_var_som: Add support for Analog Devices ADIN1300 PHY
3) imx8qxp_var_som: add phy-reset-duration property to fec1 		1) imx8_var_android_defconfig: enable driver for ADIN PHY
2) imx8qxp-var-som: add phy-reset delays to fec1
Android 9.0.0_2.3.4
(kernel 4.14.98) 		1) variscite: eth: ADIN1300: Disable RGMII RX clock delay
2) imx8qxp_var_som: fec: define phy-reset-duration and phy-reset-post-delay 		1) net: fec: register ADIN1300 PHY fixup to configure rgmii
2) imx8qxp-var-som: fec: define phy-reset-duration and phy-reset-post-delay

Note: These patches are backward-compatible with the previous SOM revisions.