On Sat, Jun 05, 2021 at 03:04:55PM +0200, Hauke Mehrtens wrote: > Is there a list of things these GPON sticks running Linux should do better > in the future? For example what to avoid in the EEPROM emulation handling? That is just not worth persuing. Large ISP-companies who have plenty of buying power have tried to get issues with GPON sticks resolved, and the response from the GPON stick manufacturers has not been helpful. I had contracted with a national telco over this problem in recent years, and I know they tried their best. If large ISP companies who are significant customers can't effect any fixes, you can be absolutely sure that the voluntary effort around the Linux kernel will have no effect. Yes, we list the modules that don't work well in the kernel source, and sometimes we name and shame them, but they don't care. For example, there is are a few modules that take up to 60 seconds before they respond to any I2C requests, because the I2C is entirely emulated by the Linux kernel running on the stick, and it takes that long for the stick to boot. Will that ever get fixed? Probably not without a hardware redesign. Will that happen? I really doubt it, and eevn if it did it doesn't affect the millions of sticks already out there. IMHO trying to get these issues fixed is pie in the sky. -- RMK's Patch system: https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ FTTP is here! 40Mbps down 10Mbps up. Decent connectivity at last!
