Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] net: Let the active time stamping layer be selectable.

From: Köry Maincent
Date: Mon Apr 03 2023 - 05:27:27 EST


On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 20:12:49 +0300
Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 02:38:24PM +0200, Köry Maincent wrote:
> > Hello Max,
> >
> > On Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:43:34 -0600
> > Max Georgiev <glipus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Jakub,
> > >
> > > I started working on a patch introducing NDO functions for hw
> > > timestamping, but unfortunately put it on hold.
> > > Let me finish it and send it out for review.
> >
> > What is your timeline for it? Do you think of sending it in the followings
> > weeks, months, years? If you don't have much time ask for help, I am not
> > really a PTP core expert but I would gladly work with you on this.
>
> Köry, I believe you can start looking at that PHY driver whitelist
> (for changing the default timestamping layer) in parallel with Maxim's
> ndo_hwtstamp_set() effort, since they shouldn't depend on each other?

Yes, that's true. I will also update the change from ioctl to netlink to handle
the PTP layer selection.

Köry