linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v5 9/9] net: dsa: microchip: ksz9477: add periodic output support

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Message-ID: <20201204011843.GD18560@hoboy.vegasvil.org>
Date:   Thu, 3 Dec 2020 17:18:43 -0800
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc:     Christian Eggers <ceggers@...i.de>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt.kanzenbach@...utronix.de>,
        George McCollister <george.mccollister@...il.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>,
        Helmut Grohne <helmut.grohne@...enta.de>,
        Paul Barker <pbarker@...sulko.com>,
        Codrin Ciubotariu <codrin.ciubotariu@...rochip.com>,
        Tristram Ha <Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com>,
        Woojung Huh <woojung.huh@...rochip.com>,
        Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 9/9] net: dsa: microchip: ksz9477: add
 periodic output support

On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 03:00:50AM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 04:45:56PM -0800, Richard Cochran wrote:
> > Yes, that would make sense.  It would bring sysfs back to feature
> > parity with the ioctls.
> 
> Which is a good thing?

Yes, of course it is.  I'm sorry I didn't insist on it in the first place!
 
> Anyway, Christian, if you do decide to do that, here's some context why
> I didn't do it when I added the additional knobs for periodic output:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/linuxptp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/msg04150.html

I think Christian is proposing a different sysfs file, not a flag in
the existing ones.  That makes sense to me.

Thanks,
Richard