linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] ptp: add ioctl interface for ptp

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Message-ID: <ZRzopem76msVVFCB@hoboy.vegasvil.org>
Date:   Tue, 3 Oct 2023 21:23:01 -0700
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Mahesh Bandewar
         (महेश बंडेवार) <maheshb@...gle.com>
Cc:     Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Don Hatchett <hatch@...gle.com>,
        Yuliang Li <yuliangli@...gle.com>,
        Mahesh Bandewar <mahesh@...dewar.net>,
        Rahul Rameshbabu <rrameshbabu@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] ptp: add ioctl interface for ptp_gettimex64any()

On Mon, Oct 02, 2023 at 05:29:58PM -0700, Mahesh Bandewar (महेश बंडेवार) wrote:

> The purpose of this API is not to compare clocks but to get the width
> of reading the MTS value (offered by NICs) in terms of the timebase
> that is selected to essentially improve the accuracy.

What is MTS ?