Re: [PATCH net-next] ptp: add debugfs support for IDT family of timing devices

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Fri Jul 10 2020 - 16:58:47 EST


On Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:41:25 -0400 min.li.xe@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Min Li <min.li.xe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch is to add debugfs support for ptp_clockmatrix and ptp_idt82p33.
> It will create a debugfs directory called idtptp{x} and x is the ptp index.
> Three inerfaces are present, which are cmd, help and regs. help is read
> only and will display a brief help message. regs is read only amd will show
> all register values. cmd is write only and will accept certain commands.
> Currently, the accepted commands are combomode to set comobo mode and write
> to write up to 4 registers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Min Li <min.li.xe@xxxxxxxxxxx>

No private configuration interfaces in debugfs, please.

If what you're exposing is a useful feature it deserves a proper
uAPI interface.