Re: [PATCH v2] net: sfp: handle 100G/25G active optical cables in sfp_parse_support

From: Simon Horman
Date: Tue Aug 15 2023 - 04:25:25 EST


On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 04:17:39PM +0200, Josua Mayer wrote:
> Handle extended compliance code 0x1 (SFF8024_ECC_100G_25GAUI_C2M_AOC)
> for active optical cables supporting 25G and 100G speeds.
>
> Since the specification makes no statement about transmitter range, and
> as the specific sfp module that had been tested features only 2m fiber -
> short-range (SR) modes are selected.
>
> The 100G speed is irrelevant because it would require multiple fibers /
> multiple SFP28 modules combined under one netdev.
> sfp-bus.c only handles a single module per netdev, so only 25Gbps modes
> are selected.
>
> sfp_parse_support already handles SFF8024_ECC_100GBASE_SR4_25GBASE_SR
> with compatible properties, however that entry is a contradiction in
> itself since with SFP(28) 100GBASE_SR4 is impossible - that would likely
> be a mode for qsfp modules only.
>
> Add a case for SFF8024_ECC_100G_25GAUI_C2M_AOC selecting 25gbase-r
> interface mode and 25000baseSR link mode.
> Also enforce SFP28 bitrate limits on the values read from sfp eeprom as
> requested by Russell King.
>
> Tested with fs.com S28-AO02 AOC SFP28 module.
>
> Signed-off-by: Josua Mayer <josua@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> V1 -> V2: added separate case SFF8024_ECC_100G_25GAUI_C2M_AOC
> V1 -> V2: added bitrate check for eeprom values
>
> drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c | 11 +++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> index e8dd47bffe43..a4b0bb50e2eb 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> @@ -258,6 +258,17 @@ void sfp_parse_support(struct sfp_bus *bus, const struct sfp_eeprom_id *id,
> switch (id->base.extended_cc) {
> case SFF8024_ECC_UNSPEC:
> break;
> + case SFF8024_ECC_100G_25GAUI_C2M_AOC:
> + if (br_min <= 28000 && br_max >= 25000) {
> + /* 25GBASE-R, possibly with FEC */
> + __set_bit(PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_25GBASER, interfaces);
> + /*
> + * There is currently no link mode for 25000base
> + * with unspecified range, reuse SR.
> + */

Hi Josua,

a minor nit from my side: : if you have to re-spin for some other reason,
the multi-line comment style for Networking code is:

/* This is
* something.
*/

> + phylink_set(modes, 25000baseSR_Full);
> + }
> + break;
> case SFF8024_ECC_100GBASE_SR4_25GBASE_SR:
> phylink_set(modes, 100000baseSR4_Full);
> phylink_set(modes, 25000baseSR_Full);
> --
> 2.35.3
>
>