[PATCH v2 0/7] ixgbe SFP handling fixes

[Thomas Monjalon]

06/12/2021 23:19, Stephen Douthit:
> Hello all,

Hello, it seems to be your first contribution, welcome!

> We have several platforms based on Intel's C3000 series of SoCs that
> have integrated ixgbe devices (X550EM) operating in the "Native SFI"
> mode (the 0x15c4 device ID).

For ixgbe patches, you may Cc Haiyue Wang <haiyue.wang at intel.com>
who is the maintainer of the driver.
Tip: Cc is automatic when using --cc-cmd devtools/get-maintainer.sh

> The first five patches in the series all fix issues relating to the ID
> and setup of SFPs.
> 
> Patch 6 allows slow to boot SFPs (like some XGS-PON modules) to work.
> 
> Patch 7 enables 1G Cu to run with a warning, similar to other
> unofficially supported modules covered by the allow_unsupported_sfp
> flag.  Currently we use this for g.Fast modules, but other modules that
> enumerate as 1G Cu may also benefit.
> 
> Since all of my testing was done on a C3000 platform, and the ixgbe
> driver now covers a large number of devices, any regression testing that
> can be done on other ixgbe devices would be greatly appreciated.

Larger testing can be done during the release candidate phases,
or even before -rc1 if the patches are applied quickly.
It is waiting for Intel maintainers first.

Thank you