linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] ptp: ptp_idt82p33: update to support adjphase

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Date:   Wed, 05 Aug 2020 17:42:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     min.li.xe@...esas.com
Cc:     richardcochran@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ptp: ptp_idt82p33: update to support adjphase

From: <min.li.xe@...esas.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 15:12:14 -0400

> This update includes adjphase support, more debug logs, firmware name
> parameter, correct PTP_CLK_REQ_PEROUT support and use do_aux_work to
> do delay work.

Way too many changes in one patch, and some of them are not appropriate.

> +static char *firmware;
> +module_param(firmware, charp, 0);

We have various kernel interfaces for handling firmware loading and
names.  Please use them instead of a custom module paramter.  Module
paramters are significantly undesirable and addition of such will be
rejected by default.

Thank you.