Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: sfp: support 25G long-range modules (extended compliance code 0x3)

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Sun Jan 18 2026 - 11:01:47 EST


On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 04:07:38PM +0200, Josua Mayer wrote:
> The extended compliance code value SFF8024_ECC_100GBASE_ER4_25GBASE_ER
> (0x3) means either 4-lane 100G or single lane 25G.

Is there a way to tell them apart?

If it is a QSFP, it means 4-lane 100G? You can however split it into
4x 25GBASE_ER, if the MAC supports port spitting? If it is an SFP, it
must mean 25GBASE_ER because the SFP only supports a single lane?

> Set 25000baseLR_Full mode supported in addition to the already set
> 100000baseLR4_ER4_Full, and handle it in sfp_select_interface.
>
> This fixes detection of 25G capability for two SFP fiber modules:
>
> - GigaLight GSS-SPO250-LRT
> - FS SFP-25G23-BX20-I

Are these SFPs or QSFPs?

> Signed-off-by: Josua Mayer <josua@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> index b945d75966d5..2caa0e0c4ec8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp-bus.c
> @@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ static void sfp_module_parse_support(struct sfp_bus *bus,
> case SFF8024_ECC_100GBASE_LR4_25GBASE_LR:
> case SFF8024_ECC_100GBASE_ER4_25GBASE_ER:
> phylink_set(modes, 100000baseLR4_ER4_Full);
> + phylink_set(modes, 25000baseLR_Full);

Given the question above, i'm wondering if it is as simple as this, or
we need to look at the type of SFP?

Andrew