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From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] ixgbe: Module param "allow_any_sfp" for allowing
 unsupported SFP+ modules
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:12:14 -0800
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On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 15:46 +0100, Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote:
>=20
> Intel are limiting which SFP's can use in their NICs, due to support
> issues.
> This restriction comes from an EEPROM setting
> IXGBE_DEVICE_CAPS_ALLOW_ANY_SFP.
> This is for example the case with the 10Gbit/s X520-DA2 NIC.
>=20
> Add a module param "allow_any_sfp", which can override the EEPROM
> setting, and allows any unsupported SFP+ module to be used.  When
> doing so, print disclaimer of unsupported usage.
>=20
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@comx.dk>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c |   23
> ++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)=20

Thanks Jesper, I will add it to me queue of patches.

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