netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] net: sfp: handle 100G/25G active optical cables in sfp_parse

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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:30:47 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Josua Mayer <josua@...id-run.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Russell King
 <linux@...linux.org.uk>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Heiner Kallweit
 <hkallweit1@...il.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric
 Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: sfp: handle 100G/25G active optical cables in
 sfp_parse_support

On Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:17:39 +0200 Josua Mayer wrote:
> Handle extended compliance code 0x1 (SFF8024_ECC_100G_25GAUI_C2M_AOC)
> for active optical cables supporting 25G and 100G speeds.
> 
> Since the specification makes no statement about transmitter range, and
> as the specific sfp module that had been tested features only 2m fiber -
> short-range (SR) modes are selected.

FWIW this got marked as "changes requested" in patchwork by DaveM.
Since we didn't get an Ack from Russell, would you mind fixing
the comment style and reposting?