Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: phy_port: SFP modules representation and phy_port listing

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:45:13 +0100 Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> Here's V2 of the second phy_port series, this time bringing support for
> more phy_port use especially for SFP, as well as the beggining of a
> ethnl uAPI. That's a quick repost, but with the build issues and AI
> review, I think it's worth getting this version out there for review.
> 
> It builds on the recent addition of phy_port representation to enable
> listing the front-facing ports of an interface. For now, we don't control
> these ports, we merely list their presence and their capabilities.
> 
> As the most common use-case of multi-port interfaces is combo-ports that
> provide both RJ45 and SFP connectors on a single MAC, there's a lot of
> SFP stuff in this series.
> 
> This series is in 2 main parts. The first one aims at representing the
> SFP cages and modules using phy_port, as combo-ports with RJ45 + SFP are
> by far the most common cases for multi-connector setups.
> 
> The second part is the netlink interface to list those ports, now that
> most use-cases are covered.

I'll send out the AI code review. The one on patch 9 looks plausible,
not sure about the rest. LMK if none of them in fact make sense.