netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: sfp: soft status and control support

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Message-ID: <20191121162113.GL19542@lunn.ch>
Date:   Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:21:13 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>
Cc:     Russell King <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: sfp: soft status and control support

On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 03:51:07PM +0000, Ioana Ciornei wrote:
> > Subject: [PATCH net-next v2] net: sfp: soft status and control support
> > 
> > Add support for the soft status and control register, which allows TX_FAULT
> > and RX_LOS to be monitored and TX_DISABLE to be set.  We make use of this
> > when the board does not support GPIOs for these signals.
> 
> Hi Russell,
> 
> With this addition, shouldn't the following print be removed?
> 
> [    2.967583] sfp sfp-mac4: No tx_disable pin: SFP modules will always be emitting.

Hi Ioana

Does the SFP you are using actually support soft status?

     Andrew