[PATCH ethtool] man: ethtool: link 10000baseCR to SFF-8431, Appendix-E SFP+ DA
From: D H, Siddaraju <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-02 14:50:09
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
From: D H, Siddaraju <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-02 14:50:09
Subsystem:
the rest · Maintainer:
Linus Torvalds
From: Siddaraju DH <redacted> Annotate the 10000baseCR entry in the advertise mask table so users understand what physical media this mode it actually represents. 10000baseCR does not correspond to any IEEE 802.3 *base-CR PMD. It has no autonegotiation, no link training, and no mandatory FEC. The industry standard for this media type is SFF-8431 Appendix-E Direct Attach cable, also known as 10G_SFI_DA. This change follows the conversation from netdev mail thread with subject: "the confusing 10000base_CR. Shouldn't it be 10000_SFI_DA?" Signed-off-by: Siddaraju DH <redacted> --- ethtool.8.in | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index 3173287..604de9e 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ lB l lB. 0x40000 10000baseKX4 Full 0x80000 10000baseKR Full 0x100000 10000baseR_FEC -0x40000000000 10000baseCR Full +0x40000000000 10000baseCR Full (a.k.a 10G_SFI_DA, SFF-8431 Appendix-E) 0x80000000000 10000baseSR Full 0x100000000000 10000baseLR Full 0x200000000000 10000baseLRM Full
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