linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] ptp: ptp_clockmatrix: Add adjphase() to support PHC write phase mode.

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Date:   Fri, 1 May 2020 09:51:29 -0400
From:   Vincent Cheng <vincent.cheng.xh@...esas.com>
To:     Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] ptp: ptp_clockmatrix: Add adjphase() to
 support PHC write phase mode.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 11:56:01PM EDT, Richard Cochran wrote:
>On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 08:28:25PM -0400, vincent.cheng.xh@...esas.com wrote:
>> @@ -871,6 +880,69 @@ static int idtcm_set_pll_mode(struct idtcm_channel *channel,
>>  
>> +	int err;
>> +	u8 i;
>> +	u8 buf[4] = {0};
>> +	s32 phaseIn50Picoseconds;
>> +	s64 phaseOffsetInPs;
>
>Kernel coding style uses lower_case_underscores rather than lowerCamelCase.

Sorry, missed that.  Will fix.

>> +		kthread_queue_delayed_work(channel->kworker,
>> +					   &channel->write_phase_ready_work,
>> +					   msecs_to_jiffies(WR_PHASE_SETUP_MS));
>
>Each PHC driver automatically has a kworker provided by the class
>layer.  In order to use it, set ptp_clock_info.do_aux_work to your
>callback function and then call ptp_schedule_worker() when needed.
>
>See drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpts.c for example.

That is nice of the API, thank-you for the example.  Will fix and re-submit.

Thanks,
Vincent