netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: ethtool: Add support for writing firmware blocks using EPL payload

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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 08:53:35 +0000
From: Danielle Ratson <danieller@...dia.com>
To: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
CC: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, "davem@...emloft.net"
	<davem@...emloft.net>, "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	"kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>, "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	"yuehaibing@...wei.com" <yuehaibing@...wei.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Petr Machata
	<petrm@...dia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: ethtool: Add support for writing
 firmware blocks using EPL payload



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
> Sent: Saturday, 7 September 2024 17:11
> To: Danielle Ratson <danieller@...dia.com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; davem@...emloft.net; edumazet@...gle.com;
> kuba@...nel.org; pabeni@...hat.com; yuehaibing@...wei.com; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: ethtool: Add support for writing
> firmware blocks using EPL payload
> 
> On Fri, Sep 06, 2024 at 08:57:00AM +0300, Danielle Ratson wrote:
> > In the CMIS specification for pluggable modules, LPL (Low-Priority
> > Payload) and EPL (Extended Payload Length) are two types of data
> > payloads used for managing various functions and features of the module.
> >
> > EPL payloads are used for more complex and extensive management
> > functions that require a larger amount of data, so writing firmware
> > blocks using EPL is much more efficient.
> >
> > Currently, only LPL payload is supported for writing firmware blocks
> > to the module.
> >
> > Add support for writing firmware block using EPL payload, both to
> > support modules that supports only EPL write mechanism, and to
> > optimize the flashing process of modules that support LPL and EPL.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <danieller@...dia.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
> 
> ...
> 
> > diff --git a/net/ethtool/cmis_cdb.c b/net/ethtool/cmis_cdb.c
> 
> ...
> 
> > @@ -548,6 +555,49 @@ __ethtool_cmis_cdb_execute_cmd(struct
> net_device *dev,
> >  	return err;
> >  }
> >
> > +#define CMIS_CDB_EPL_PAGE_START			0xA0
> > +#define CMIS_CDB_EPL_PAGE_END			0xAF
> > +#define CMIS_CDB_EPL_FW_BLOCK_OFFSET_START	128
> > +#define CMIS_CDB_EPL_FW_BLOCK_OFFSET_END	255
> > +
> > +static int
> > +ethtool_cmis_cdb_execute_epl_cmd(struct net_device *dev,
> > +				 struct ethtool_cmis_cdb_cmd_args *args,
> > +				 struct ethtool_module_eeprom *page_data) {
> > +	u16 epl_len = be16_to_cpu(args->req.epl_len);
> > +	u32 bytes_written;
> > +	u8 page;
> > +	int err;
> 
> Hi Danielle,
> 
> A minor issue from my side:
> In the first iteration of the loop below bytes_written is used uninitialised.
> 
> Flagged by W=1 builds using clang-18 and gcc-14.

Hi, 

Will fix thanks!

Danielle

> 
> > +
> > +	for (page = CMIS_CDB_EPL_PAGE_START;
> > +	     page <= CMIS_CDB_EPL_PAGE_END && bytes_written < epl_len;
> page++) {
> > +		u16 offset = CMIS_CDB_EPL_FW_BLOCK_OFFSET_START;
> > +
> > +		while (offset <= CMIS_CDB_EPL_FW_BLOCK_OFFSET_END &&
> > +		       bytes_written < epl_len) {
> > +			u32 bytes_left = epl_len - bytes_written;
> > +			u16 space_left, bytes_to_write;
> > +
> > +			space_left = CMIS_CDB_EPL_FW_BLOCK_OFFSET_END
> - offset + 1;
> > +			bytes_to_write = min_t(u16, bytes_left,
> > +					       min_t(u16, space_left,
> > +						     args->read_write_len_ext));
> > +
> > +			err = __ethtool_cmis_cdb_execute_cmd(dev,
> page_data,
> > +							     page, offset,
> > +							     bytes_to_write,
> > +							     args->req.epl +
> bytes_written);
> > +			if (err < 0)
> > +				return err;
> > +
> > +			offset += bytes_to_write;
> > +			bytes_written += bytes_to_write;
> > +		}
> > +	}
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static u8 cmis_cdb_calc_checksum(const void *data, size_t size)  {
> >  	const u8 *bytes = (const u8 *)data;
> 
> --
> pw-bot: cr