diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c b/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
index f0cfba4e758b5..37ba68d7c3852 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/marvell10g.c
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
  *
  * There appears to be several different data paths through the PHY which
  * are automatically managed by the PHY.  The following has been determined
- * via observation and experimentation:
+ * via observation and experimentation for a setup using single-lane Serdes:
  *
  *       SGMII PHYXS -- BASE-T PCS -- 10G PMA -- AN -- Copper (for <= 1G)
  *  10GBASE-KR PHYXS -- BASE-T PCS -- 10G PMA -- AN -- Copper (for 10G)
  *  10GBASE-KR PHYXS -- BASE-R PCS -- Fiber
  *
+ * With XAUI, observation shows:
+ *
+ *        XAUI PHYXS -- <appropriate PCS as above>
+ *
+ * and no switching of the host interface mode occurs.
+ *
  * If both the fiber and copper ports are connected, the first to gain
  * link takes priority and the other port is completely locked out.
  */