netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] ethtool: Max power support

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Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 11:58:16 +0200
From: Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek@...el.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
	<simon.horman@...igine.com>, <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
	<edumazet@...gle.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>, <idosch@...dia.com>,
	<przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>, <marcin.szycik@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] ethtool: Max power support



On 29.03.2024 23:16, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:23:18 +0100 Wojciech Drewek wrote:
>> Some ethernet modules use nonstandard power levels [1]. Extend ethtool
>> module implementation to support new attributes that will allow user
>> to change maximum power. Rename structures and functions to be more
>> generic. Introduce an example of the new API in ice driver.
> 
> I'm no SFP expert but seems reasonable.
> 
> Would be good to insert more references to the SFP / CMIS specs
> which describe the standard registers.

Sure, I'll search for additional references.

> 
> Also the series is suffering from lack of docs and spec, please
> update both:
> 
>   Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
>   Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml


Sure thing, I'll write the documentation.