RE: [PATCH net-next v1] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) support

From: Min Li
Date: Wed Mar 17 2021 - 15:35:24 EST


Hi Greg

You are right, this is not for the network tree.

Can you point me to the right tree to base this change for?

Thanks

Min

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: March 17, 2021 3:20 PM
> To: Min Li <min.li.xe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: derek.kiernan@xxxxxxxxxx; dragan.cvetic@xxxxxxxxxx; arnd@xxxxxxxx;
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization
> Management Unit (SMU) support
>
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 02:59:56PM -0400, min.li.xe@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Min Li <min.li.xe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This driver is developed for the IDT ClockMatrix(TM) and 82P33xxx
> > families of timing and synchronization devices.It will be used by
> > Renesas PTP Clock Manager for Linux (pcm4l) software to provide
> > support to GNSS assisted partial timing support (APTS) and other
> networking timing functions.
> >
> > Current version provides kernel API's to support the following
> > functions -set combomode to enable SYNCE clock support -read dpll's
> > state to determine if the dpll is locked to the GNSS channel -read
> > dpll's ffo (fractional frequency offset)
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Min Li <min.li.xe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Why the "net-next" in the subject line?
>
> This is not for the network tree (given that you didn't even cc:
> netdev...) or am I confused?
>
> thanks,
>
> gre gk-h