netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC] ixgbe: Module param "allow_any_sfp" for allowing unsupported SFP+ modules

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:12:14 -0800
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	jdb@...x.dk
Cc:	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	"Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P" <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@...rsen.dk>,
	"Skidmore, Donald C" <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>,
	"Fujinaka, Todd" <todd.fujinaka@...el.com>,
	David Lamparter <equinox@...c24.net>,
	Robert Bays <robert@...julf.net>,
	"Ronciak, John" <john.ronciak@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] ixgbe: Module param "allow_any_sfp" for allowing
 unsupported SFP+ modules

On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 15:46 +0100, Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote:
> 
> Intel are limiting which SFP's can use in their NICs, due to support
> issues.
> This restriction comes from an EEPROM setting
> IXGBE_DEVICE_CAPS_ALLOW_ANY_SFP.
> This is for example the case with the 10Gbit/s X520-DA2 NIC.
> 
> Add a module param "allow_any_sfp", which can override the EEPROM
> setting, and allows any unsupported SFP+ module to be used.  When
> doing so, print disclaimer of unsupported usage.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...x.dk>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c |   23
> ++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) 

Thanks Jesper, I will add it to me queue of patches.

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