Re: [PATCH net-next v4] ptp: add Alibaba CIPU PTP clock driver

[Richard Cochran]

On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 11:38:14AM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:

> Maybe it's just me, but in general I really wish someone stepped up
> and created a separate subsystem for all these cloud / vm clocks.
> They have nothing to do with PTP. In my mind PTP clocks are simple HW
> tickers on which we build all the time related stuff. While this driver
> reports the base year for the epoch and leap second status via sysfs.

Yeah, that is my feeling as well.

Thanks,
Richard