netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC V1 net-next 3/4] net: Let the active time stamping layer be selectable.

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Date:   Mon, 4 Apr 2022 22:59:54 -0700
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, davem@...emloft.net,
        grygorii.strashko@...com, kuba@...nel.org, kurt@...utronix.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        mlichvar@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        qiangqing.zhang@....com, vladimir.oltean@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC V1 net-next 3/4] net: Let the active time stamping
 layer be selectable.

On Mon, Apr 04, 2022 at 07:12:11PM +0200, Michael Walle wrote:

> That would make sense. I guess what bothers me with the current
> mechanism is that a feature addition to the PHY in the *future* (the
> timestamping support) might break a board - or at least changes the
> behavior by suddenly using PHY timestamping.

That is a good point, but then something will break in any case.

Thanks,
Richard