linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) support

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a3LrkAE9MuMkwMpJ6_5ZYM3m_S-0v7V7qrpY6JaAzHUTQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:50:43 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
To:     Min Li <min.li.xe@...esas.com>
Cc:     Derek Kiernan <derek.kiernan@...inx.com>,
        Dragan Cvetic <dragan.cvetic@...inx.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        gregkh <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization Management
 Unit (SMU) support

On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 4:28 AM Min Li <min.li.xe@...esas.com> wrote:
> > If the driver can use the same algorithm that is in your user space software
> > today, that would seem to be a nicer way to handle it than requiring a
> > separate application.
> >
>
> Hi Arnd
>
>
> What is the device driver that you are referring here?
>
> In summary of your reviews, are you suggesting me to discard this change
> and go back to PTP subsystem to find a better place for things that I wanna
> do here?

Yes, I mean doing it all in the PTP driver.

        Arnd