Re: [PATCH net-next v2 03/13] net: phy: sfp: warn the user when no tx_disable pin is available

[Florian Fainelli]

On 05/04/2018 06:56 AM, Antoine Tenart wrote:
> In case no Tx disable pin is available the SFP modules will always be
> emitting. This could be an issue when using modules using laser as their
> light source as we would have no way to disable it when the fiber is
> removed. This patch adds a warning when registering an SFP cage which do
> not have its tx_disable pin wired or available.

Is this something that was done in a possibly earlier revision of a
given board design and which was finally fixed? Nothing wrong with the
patch, but this seems like a pretty serious board design mistake, that
needs to be addressed.
-- 
Florian