linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] net: sfp: initialize sfp->i2c_block

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Date:   Wed, 5 Apr 2023 22:51:38 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Ivan Bornyakov <i.bornyakov@...rotek.ru>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        hkallweit1@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        system@...rotek.ru, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: sfp: initialize sfp->i2c_block_size at sfp
 allocation

On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 11:41:16PM +0300, Ivan Bornyakov wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 09:35:31PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 06:39:00PM +0300, Ivan Bornyakov wrote:
> > > sfp->i2c_block_size is initialized at SFP module insertion in
> > > sfp_sm_mod_probe(). Because of that, if SFP module was not inserted
> > > since boot, ethtool -m leads to zero-length I2C read attempt.
> > > 
> > >   # ethtool -m xge0
> > >   i2c i2c-3: adapter quirk: no zero length (addr 0x0050, size 0, read)
> > >   Cannot get Module EEPROM data: Operation not supported
> > 
> > Do i understand you correct in that this is when the SFP cage has
> > always been empty? The I2C transaction is going to fail whatever the
> > length is.
> > 
> 
> Yes, SFP cage is empty, I2C transaction will fail anyways, but not all
> I2C controllers are happy about zero-length reads.
> 
> > > If SFP module was plugged then removed at least once,
> > > sfp->i2c_block_size will be initialized and ethtool -m will fail with
> > > different error
> > > 
> > >   # ethtool -m xge0
> > >   Cannot get Module EEPROM data: Remote I/O error
> > 
> > So again, the SFP cage is empty?
> > 
> > I wonder if a better fix is to use
> > 
> > sfp->state & SFP_F_PRESENT
> > 
> > in sfp_module_eeprom() and sfp_module_eeprom_by_page() and don't even
> > do the I2C read if there is no module in the cage?
> > 
> 
> This is also worthy addition to sfp.c, but IMHO sfp->i2c_block_size
> initialization still need to be fixed since
> 
>   $ grep -c "sfp_read(" drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
>   31
> 
> and I can't vouch all of them are possible only after SFP module
> insertion. Also for future proof reason.

I think everything else should be safe. A lot of those reads are for
the HWMON code. And the HWMON code only registers when the module is
inserted.

How about two patches, what you have here, plus checking sfp->state &
SFP_F_PRESENT in the ethtool functions?

	Andrew