@@ -2635,7 +2635,10 @@ mt7531_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
if (!priv->p5_sgmii) {
mt7531_pll_setup(priv);
} else {
- /* Let ds->user_mii_bus be able to access external phy. */
+ /* Unlike MT7531BE, the GPIO 6-12 pins are not used for RGMII on
+ * MT7531AE. Set the GPIO 11-12 pins to function as MDC and MDIO
+ * to expose the MDIO bus of the switch.
+ */
mt7530_rmw(priv, MT7531_GPIO_MODE1, MT7531_GPIO11_RG_RXD2_MASK,
MT7531_EXT_P_MDC_11);
mt7530_rmw(priv, MT7531_GPIO_MODE1, MT7531_GPIO12_RG_RXD3_MASK,