sfp: improve support for direct-attach copper cables

Improve the support for direct-attach copper so that we avoid kernel
warning messages, and report the appropriate PORT_DA type to userspace.
Direct Attach cables can use a number of protocols depending on their
range of speeds.

Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Russell King 2017-12-29 12:15:28 +00:00 • committed by David S. Miller
commit f10fcbcf91
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