On Tue, 5 May 2026 at 13:34, Ed Maste <[email protected]> wrote: > > The branch main has been updated by emaste: > > URL: > https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=89c883c09ab5e0fdca7ac5dfe74fcc46b7669eb5 > > commit 89c883c09ab5e0fdca7ac5dfe74fcc46b7669eb5 > Author: Ed Maste <[email protected]> > AuthorDate: 2026-05-04 23:13:44 +0000 > Commit: Ed Maste <[email protected]> > CommitDate: 2026-05-05 17:33:39 +0000 > > mii: Fix SMSC name > > The LAN8700 / LAN8710 PHYs were Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC) > parts. I presume SMC was chosen as an abbreviation, but the company > always used SMSC as its short name.
It turns out this isn't completely correct. Standard Microsystems Corporation did use SMC in the 1990s when they produced complete NICs (e.g., the SMC EtherEZ 8416BTA). By the beginning of the 2000s they sold only networking ICs, not complete NICs, and exclusively used the SMSC name. The SMSC name was firmly established by the time the LAN8700 was introduced.
