netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v7 3/9] ethtool: Add an interface for flashing transceiver modules' firmware

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Message-ID: <f17b31a1-e2c3-4a7b-bdd1-53606627a16f@lunn.ch>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:23:42 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Danielle Ratson <danieller@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v7 3/9] ethtool: Add an interface for flashing
 transceiver modules' firmware

On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 08:51:53PM +0300, Danielle Ratson wrote:
> CMIS compliant modules such as QSFP-DD might be running a firmware that
> can be updated in a vendor-neutral way by exchanging messages between
> the host and the module as described in section 7.3.1 of revision 5.2 of
> the CMIS standard.
> 
> Add a pair of new ethtool messages that allow:
> 
> * User space to trigger firmware update of transceiver modules
> 
> * The kernel to notify user space about the progress of the process
> 
> The user interface is designed to be asynchronous in order to avoid
> RTNL being held for too long and to allow several modules to be
> updated simultaneously. The interface is designed with CMIS compliant
> modules in mind, but kept generic enough to accommodate future use
> cases, if these arise.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <danieller@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew