From: Russell King - ARM Linux admin <linux@armlinux.org.uk>
To: Hamza Mahfooz <someguy@effective-light.com>
Cc: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@gmail.com>, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: Solidrun ClearFog Base and Huawei MA5671A SFP
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2020 22:27:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201226222740.GE1551@shell.armlinux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8394f1c8-0b27-c1aa-37d4-77d65bdccade@gmail.com>
Sorry, this will not work. The MA5671A modules are configured to use
dying gasp on pin 7, and pin 7 is grounded on the Armada 388 Clearfog
platforms, resulting in the module not booting.
I'm sorry, I can't recommend a module; I don't use SFP GPON modules
myself.
On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 11:15:18PM +0100, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Sounds like something where you may be able to help.
>
> Heiner
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Solidrun ClearFog Base and Huawei MA5671A SFP
> Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:41:40 -0500
> From: Hamza Mahfooz <someguy@effective-light.com>
> To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
>
> Hey, has anyone got the ClearFog (ARMADA 388 SoC) to work with the
> MA5671A? I've to been trying to get the ClearFog to read the MA5671A's
> EEPROM however it always throws the following error:
>
> > # dmesg | grep sfp
> > [ 4.550651] sfp sfp: Host maximum power 2.0W
> > [ 5.875047] sfp sfp: please wait, module slow to respond
> > [ 61.295045] sfp sfp: failed to read EEPROM: -6
>
> I've tried to increase the retry timeout in `/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c`
> (i.e. T_PROBE_RETRY_SLOW) so far, any suggestions would be appreciated.
> Also, I'm on kernel version 5.9.13.
>
>
>
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2020-12-26 21:41 Solidrun ClearFog Base and Huawei MA5671A SFP Hamza Mahfooz
[not found] ` <8394f1c8-0b27-c1aa-37d4-77d65bdccade@gmail.com>
2020-12-26 22:27 ` Russell King - ARM Linux admin [this message]
2020-12-27 19:34 ` Fwd: " Hamza Mahfooz
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