Re: [PATCH net] net: don't require the hwtstamp NDOs when a PHY provides timestamping

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Mon Sep 21 2026 - 19:44:09 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:55:40 +0200 you wrote:
> Removing the legacy ioctl fallback made both hwtstamp NDOs mandatory. A
> device that only timestamps in its PHY implements neither, so
> SIOCSHWTSTAMP fails with EOPNOTSUPP before anything looks at the PHY and
> PTP stops working there.
>
> The check only ever picked the legacy path. That path is gone, so drop it
> and test where the NDOs are actually called.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net] net: don't require the hwtstamp NDOs when a PHY provides timestamping
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/31995571219c

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