Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 0/4] ethtool: Add ability to write to transceiver module EEPROMs

From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:47:33 +0200

> Even with the proposed approach, the kernel sits in the middle between
> the module and user space. As such, it can maintain an "allow list" that
> only allows access to modules with a specific memory map (CMIS and
> SFF-8636 for now) and only to a subset of the pages which are
> standardized by the specifications.

Hi Ido

This seems like a reasonable compromise. But i would go further. Limit
it to just what is needed for firmware upgrade.

   Andrew