netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 6/7] net: allow simultaneous SW and HW transmit timestamping

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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:59:44 +0200
From:   Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com>
To:     Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>,
        Soheil Hassas Yeganeh <soheil@...gle.com>,
        "Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
        Denny Page <dennypage@...com>, Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 6/7] net: allow simultaneous SW and HW transmit
 timestamping

On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 10:30:32AM -0400, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 10:17 AM, Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@...hat.com> wrote:
> > +SOF_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_MULTIMSG:
> > +
> > +  Allow outgoing packets to be looped multiple times to the socket's
> > +  error queue in order to receive both software and hardware transmit
> > +  timestamps.
> > +
> 
> It is already possible to receive multiple copies of the same message.
> Timestamps of type SCM_TSTAMP_SCHED will be passed for every
> device, virtual or physical, such as bonding. With TCP retransmits,
> multiple SCM_TSTAMP_SND can be observed.

Oh, I see. I was struggling to find a good name for this option.

> The name for this option is therefore not very descriptive. Perhaps
> SOF_TIMESTAMPING_OPT_BOTH_SW_HW.

Simultaneous SW/HW timestamping was already possible for incoming
packets. Maybe _OPT_TX_SWHW would be better?

-- 
Miroslav Lichvar