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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:30:48 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Danielle Ratson <danieller@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 9/9] ethtool: Add ability to flash
transceiver modules' firmware
> > > How big are these firmware blobs?
> > >
>
> The largest file I came across is 400K.
https://hack-gpon.org/ont-fs-com-gpon-onu-stick-with-mac/
Suggests that some GPON devices have 16MB of flash. Ideally we don't
want to map a 16MB firmware image into the kernel address space. A
high end switch could do it, but a typical OpenWRT 'cable modem' is
likely to have trouble.
Andrew
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