Re: [RFC] Defining a home/maintenance model for non-NIC PHC devices using the /dev/ptpX API

[Vadim Fedorenko]

On 12/01/2026 13:24, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > drivers/ptp/core    - API as written above
> > > drivers/ptp/virtual - all PtP drivers somehow emulating a PtP clock
> > >                         (like the ptp_s390 driver)
> > > drivers/ptp/net     - all NIC related drivers.
> >
> >
> > Well, drivers/ptp/virtual is not really good, because some drivers are
> > for physical devices exporting PTP interface, but without NIC.
>
> If the lack of a NIC is the differentiating property:
>
> > > drivers/ptp/net     - all NIC related drivers.
> > > drivers/ptp/netless - all related drivers which are not associated to a NIC.
>
> Or
>
> > > drivers/ptp/emulating - all drivers emulating a PtP clock

I would go with "emulating" then.

> 	Andrew