linux-kernel - Re: [ 05/38] ptp: update adjfreq callback description

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Message-ID: <20121126184610.GC21012@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:46:10 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton.krzesinski@...onical.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
	Richard Cochran <richard.cochran@...il.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [ 05/38] ptp: update adjfreq callback description

On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 10:26:01PM -0200, Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 04:39:48PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > 3.0-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> > 
> > ------------------
> > 
> > From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> > 
> > commit 87f4d7c1d36f44b0822053b7e5dedc31fdd0ab99 upstream.
> > 
> > This patch updates the adjfreq callback description to include a note that the
> > delta in ppb is always relative to the base frequency, and not to the current
> > frequency of the hardware clock.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> > CC: Richard Cochran <richard.cochran@...il.com>
> > CC: John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> > Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > 
> > ---
> >  include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h |    3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > --- a/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h
> > @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ struct ptp_clock_request {
> >   * clock operations
> >   *
> >   * @adjfreq:  Adjusts the frequency of the hardware clock.
> > - *            parameter delta: Desired period change in parts per billion.
> > + *            parameter delta: Desired frequency offset from nominal frequency
> > + *            in parts per billion
> >   *
> >   * @adjtime:  Shifts the time of the hardware clock.
> >   *            parameter delta: Desired change in nanoseconds.
> 
> This was marked for only 3.5 or later on the original changelog:
> "CC: stable@...r.kernel.org [v3.5+]"

Ugh, my fault, now dropped from the 3.0 and 3.4-stable trees, thanks for
finding my error.

thanks,

greg k-h
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