RE: [net-next, v3, 05/10] ethtool: add a new command for getting PHC virtual clocks

From: Y.b. Lu
Date: Tue Jun 22 2021 - 06:10:40 EST


Hi Michal,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: 2021年6月16日 7:25
> To: Y.b. Lu <yangbo.lu@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [net-next, v3, 05/10] ethtool: add a new command for getting PHC
> virtual clocks
>
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 05:45:12PM +0800, Yangbo Lu wrote:
> > Add an interface for getting PHC (PTP Hardware Clock) virtual clocks,
> > which are based on PHC physical clock providing hardware timestamp to
> > network packets.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes for v3:
> > - Added this patch.
> > ---
> > include/linux/ethtool.h | 2 +
> > include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h | 14 +++++
> > include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h | 15 +++++
> > net/ethtool/Makefile | 2 +-
> > net/ethtool/common.c | 23 ++++++++
> > net/ethtool/common.h | 2 +
> > net/ethtool/ioctl.c | 27 +++++++++
> > net/ethtool/netlink.c | 10 ++++
> > net/ethtool/netlink.h | 2 +
> > net/ethtool/phc_vclocks.c | 86
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 10 files changed, 182 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode
> > 100644 net/ethtool/phc_vclocks.c
>
> When updating the ethtool netlink API, please update also its documentation
> in Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst

Will update doc. Thank you.

>
> Michal