netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net/mlx5e: Add DSFP EEPROM dump support to ethtool

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Date:   Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:13:21 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Moshe Shemesh <moshe@...lanox.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Adrian Pop <pop.adrian61@...il.com>,
        Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Vladyslav Tarasiuk <vladyslavt@...dia.com>,
        Moshe Shemesh <moshe@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net/mlx5e: Add DSFP EEPROM dump support to
 ethtool

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 07:49:41AM +0200, Moshe Shemesh wrote:
> From: Vladyslav Tarasiuk <vladyslavt@...dia.com>
> 
> DSFP is a new cable module type, which EEPROM uses memory layout
> described in CMIS 4.0 document. Use corresponding standard value for
> userspace ethtool to distinguish DSFP's layout from older standards.
> 
> Add DSFP module ID in accordance to SFF-8024.
> 
> DSFP module memory can be flat or paged, which is indicated by a
> flat_mem bit. In first case, only page 00 is available, and in second -
> multiple pages: 00h, 01h, 02h, 10h and 11h.

You are simplifying quite a bit here, listing just these pages. When i
see figure 8-1, CMIS Module Memory Map, i see many more pages, and
banks of pages.

The current API is getting more and more strand to support SFP
EEPROMs. We really do need to think of a new API, and it seems like
now is a good time to do it, in order to support these devices.

    Andrew