linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] net: Expose available time stamping layers to user space.

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Message-ID: <20230308225425.v6q3dglfz7me44ht@skbuf>
Date:   Thu, 9 Mar 2023 00:54:25 +0200
From:   Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
To:     Köry Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] net: Expose available time stamping layers to
 user space.

Hi Köry,

On Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 02:59:26PM +0100, Köry Maincent wrote:
> From: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com>
> 
> Time stamping on network packets may happen either in the MAC or in
> the PHY, but not both.  In preparation for making the choice
> selectable, expose both the current and available layers via ethtool.
> 
> In accordance with the kernel implementation as it stands, the current
> layer will always read as "phy" when a PHY time stamping device is
> present.  Future patches will allow changing the current layer
> administratively.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com>
> ---

I'm pretty sure that all new ethtool commands must be implemented
through the genetlink socket interface. The ioctl interface stopped
being extended and is in maintenance mode only.