SFP support?

[hchenji]

Does this kernel have SFP support for the cages on mcbin? Or is it only directattach cables?

Is there any plan for supporting SFP modules?

[Jianlin-lv]

I have tried two mcbin board, but the fiber port with SFP cannot work either. The copper ports can always work.
The setup info is as below:
MACCHIATObin Double Shot;
linux-4.14.22-armada-18.09;
u-boot 18.09
INTEL E65689-001 SFP TRANSCEIVER MODULE

Are you resovel this issue ?

[Jianlin-lv]

I change E65689-001 to SFP+DAC cables ， SFP+ ports work properly on Macchiato

[hchenji]

I will double check this. Which toolchain version are you using?

Also, I need the fiber ports (not copper, not direct attach SFP+) working on the board, that's why I bought the board!

[Jianlin-lv]

I rebuild kernel image based on MACCHIATObin , not cross compile ; I think the toolchain is not a key point. I can be sure that MACCHIATObin SFP+ ports don’t work with fiber cables and INTEL E65689-001 SFP transceiver modules. I have no idea whether other transceiver modules work correctly with fiber on MACCHIATObin.