Re: [PATCH net-next v3 4/4] net: lan966x: Add ptp trap rules

[Horatiu Vultur]

The 12/09/2022 15:05, Michael Walle wrote:
> 
> Am 2022-12-09 13:56, schrieb Vladimir Oltean:
> > On Fri, Dec 09, 2022 at 01:58:57PM +0100, Horatiu Vultur wrote:
> > > > Does it also work out of the box with the following patch if
> > > > the interface is part of a bridge or do you still have to do
> > > > the tc magic from above?
> > > 
> > > You will still need to enable the TCAM using the tc command to have it
> > > working when the interface is part of the bridge.
> > 
> > FWIW, with ocelot (same VCAP mechanism), PTP traps work out of the box,
> > no need to use tc. Same goes for ocelot-8021q, which also uses the
> > VCAP.
> > I wouldn't consider forcing the user to add any tc command in order for
> > packet timestamping to work properly.

On ocelot, the vcap is enabled at port initialization, while on other
platforms(lan966x and sparx5) you have the option to enable or disable.

> 
> +1
> Esp. because there is no warning. I.e. I tried this patch while
> the interface was added on a bridge and there was no error
> whatsoever.

What error/warning were you expecting to see here?

> Also, you'd force the user to have that Kconfig option
> set.



> 
> -michael
> 

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/Horatiu