[RFC net-next v2 5/6] netdevsim: Add module EEPROM simulation via debugfs

From: Björn Töpel

Date: Sun Mar 08 2026 - 08:41:48 EST


Add get/set_module_eeprom_by_page ethtool ops to netdevsim, enabling
testing of kernel features that depend on module EEPROM access (e.g.
CMIS loopback) without real hardware.

The EEPROM is backed by a 256-page x 128-byte array exposed as binary
debugfs files under ports/<N>/ethtool/module/pages/{0..255}. Offsets
0-127 map to page 0 (lower memory), 128-255 to the requested page's
upper memory, following the CMIS layout. Error injection via get_err
and set_err follows the existing netdevsim pattern.

Signed-off-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h | 11 +++++
2 files changed, 90 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool.c
index 36a201533aae..2145ccc8a9bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool.c
@@ -195,6 +195,67 @@ nsim_get_fec_stats(struct net_device *dev, struct ethtool_fec_stats *fec_stats,
values[2].per_lane[3] = 0;
}

+static u8 *nsim_module_eeprom_ptr(struct netdevsim *ns,
+ const struct ethtool_module_eeprom *page_data, u32 *len)
+{
+ u32 offset;
+ u8 page;
+
+ if (page_data->offset < NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE_LEN) {
+ page = 0;
+ offset = page_data->offset;
+ } else {
+ page = page_data->page;
+ offset = page_data->offset - NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE_LEN;
+ }
+
+ if (page >= NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGES)
+ return NULL;
+
+ *len = min_t(u32, page_data->length, NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE_LEN - offset);
+ return ns->ethtool.module.pages[page] + offset;
+}
+
+static int nsim_get_module_eeprom_by_page(struct net_device *dev,
+ const struct ethtool_module_eeprom *page_data,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+ struct netdevsim *ns = netdev_priv(dev);
+ u32 len;
+ u8 *ptr;
+
+ if (ns->ethtool.module.get_err)
+ return -ns->ethtool.module.get_err;
+
+ ptr = nsim_module_eeprom_ptr(ns, page_data, &len);
+ if (!ptr)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ memcpy(page_data->data, ptr, len);
+
+ return len;
+}
+
+static int nsim_set_module_eeprom_by_page(struct net_device *dev,
+ const struct ethtool_module_eeprom *page_data,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+ struct netdevsim *ns = netdev_priv(dev);
+ u32 len;
+ u8 *ptr;
+
+ if (ns->ethtool.module.set_err)
+ return -ns->ethtool.module.set_err;
+
+ ptr = nsim_module_eeprom_ptr(ns, page_data, &len);
+ if (!ptr)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ memcpy(ptr, page_data->data, len);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int nsim_get_ts_info(struct net_device *dev,
struct kernel_ethtool_ts_info *info)
{
@@ -222,6 +283,8 @@ static const struct ethtool_ops nsim_ethtool_ops = {
.set_fecparam = nsim_set_fecparam,
.get_fec_stats = nsim_get_fec_stats,
.get_ts_info = nsim_get_ts_info,
+ .get_module_eeprom_by_page = nsim_get_module_eeprom_by_page,
+ .set_module_eeprom_by_page = nsim_set_module_eeprom_by_page,
};

static void nsim_ethtool_ring_init(struct netdevsim *ns)
@@ -237,6 +300,7 @@ static void nsim_ethtool_ring_init(struct netdevsim *ns)
void nsim_ethtool_init(struct netdevsim *ns)
{
struct dentry *ethtool, *dir;
+ int i;

ns->netdev->ethtool_ops = &nsim_ethtool_ops;

@@ -270,4 +334,19 @@ void nsim_ethtool_init(struct netdevsim *ns)
&ns->ethtool.ring.rx_mini_max_pending);
debugfs_create_u32("tx_max_pending", 0600, dir,
&ns->ethtool.ring.tx_max_pending);
+
+ dir = debugfs_create_dir("module", ethtool);
+ debugfs_create_u32("get_err", 0600, dir, &ns->ethtool.module.get_err);
+ debugfs_create_u32("set_err", 0600, dir, &ns->ethtool.module.set_err);
+
+ dir = debugfs_create_dir("pages", dir);
+ for (i = 0; i < NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGES; i++) {
+ char name[8];
+
+ ns->ethtool.module.page_blobs[i].data = ns->ethtool.module.pages[i];
+ ns->ethtool.module.page_blobs[i].size = NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE_LEN;
+
+ snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%u", i);
+ debugfs_create_blob(name, 0600, dir, &ns->ethtool.module.page_blobs[i]);
+ }
}
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index f767fc8a7505..965d0aa0940b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ struct nsim_ethtool_pauseparam {
bool report_stats_tx;
};

+#define NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGES 256
+#define NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE_LEN 128
+
+struct nsim_ethtool_module {
+ u32 get_err;
+ u32 set_err;
+ u8 pages[NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGES][NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE_LEN];
+ struct debugfs_blob_wrapper page_blobs[NSIM_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGES];
+};
+
struct nsim_ethtool {
u32 get_err;
u32 set_err;
@@ -90,6 +100,7 @@ struct nsim_ethtool {
struct ethtool_coalesce coalesce;
struct ethtool_ringparam ring;
struct ethtool_fecparam fec;
+ struct nsim_ethtool_module module;
};

struct nsim_rq {
--
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