On Saturday 05 June 2021 15:41:05 Russell King (Oracle) wrote: > 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. I see :-( So it does not make sense to try to do anything... > 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!
