Re: [PATCH net-next 00/11] mlxsw: extend line card model by devices and info

Andrew Lunn
2022-04-26T15:24:57Z

> Does not make sense to me at all. Line cards are detachable PHY sets in
> essence, very basic functionality. They does not have buffers, health
> and params, I don't think so.

Ido recently added support to ethtool to upgrade the flash in SFPs.
They are far from simple devices. Some of the GPON ones have linux
running in them, that you can log in to.

The real question is, can you do everything you need to do via
existing uAPIs like ethtool and hwmon.

Andrew