linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 16/16] net: stmmac: platform: Fix PTP clock rate reading

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Message-ID: <Zz9qGvb9v9+SXSev@lsv051416.swis.nl-cdc01.nxp.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:12:58 +0100
From: Jan Petrous <jan.petrous@....nxp.com>
To: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 16/16] net: stmmac: platform: Fix PTP clock rate
 reading

On Thu, Nov 21, 2024 at 08:45:20AM +0100, Paolo Abeni wrote:
> On 11/19/24 16:00, Jan Petrous (OSS) wrote:
> > From: "Jan Petrous (OSS)" <jan.petrous@....nxp.com>
> > 
> > The stmmac driver supports many vendors SoCs using Synopsys-licensed
> > Ethernet controller IP. Most of these vendors reuse the stmmac_platform
> > codebase, which has a potential PTP clock initialization issue.
> > The PTP clock rate reading might require ungating what is not provided.
> > 
> > Fix the PTP clock initialization by enabling it immediately.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jan Petrous (OSS) <jan.petrous@....nxp.com>
> 
> Side, process-related note: it would be great if you could trim the
> patch series below 16 (currently off-by-one):
> 
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.11.8/source/Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst#L14
> 
> This patch looks like an independent fix, possibly worth the 'net' tree.
> If so, please submit this patch separately, including a suitable fixes
> tag and including the 'net' keyword in the patch subj prefix.
> 

Yeh, I also was a bit worried about patchwork fail check on patch series
size. Thanks for your hint, I will remove this PTP clock rate patch from
the series and resend it to the 'net' tree with fixes tag.

BR.
/Jan