linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] ptp/ptp_vmw: enhancements to ptp

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Message-ID: <76a998f5-2096-4981-8c71-ca114b63ecba@linux.dev>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:43:46 +0100
From: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@...ux.dev>
To: Ajay Kaher <ajay.kaher@...adcom.com>, kuba@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] ptp/ptp_vmw: enhancements to ptp_vmw

On 23/10/2025 14:10, Ajay Kaher wrote:
> This series provides:
> 
> - implementation of PTP clock adjustments ops for ptp_vmw driver to
> adjust its time and frequency, allowing time transfer from a virtual
> machine to the underlying hypervisor.
> 
> - add a module parameter probe_hv_port that allows ptp_vmw driver to
> be loaded even when ACPI is disabled, by directly probing for the
> device using VMware hypervisor port commands.
> 
> v3:
> - [PATCH 1/2]: reverting back the changes of ptp_vmw_pclk_read()
> - [PATCH 2/2]: calling ptp_vmw_pclk_read() without cmd
> 
> v2:
> - [PATCH 2/2]: remove blank line in ptp_vmw_init()
> 
> v2 link:
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20251022105128.3679902-1-ajay.kaher@broadcom.com/
> 
> v1 link:
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250821110323.974367-1-ajay.kaher@broadcom.com/
> 
> Ajay Kaher (2):
>    ptp/ptp_vmw: Implement PTP clock adjustments ops
>    ptp/ptp_vmw: load ptp_vmw driver by directly probing the device
> 
>   drivers/ptp/ptp_vmw.c | 99 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>   1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 

For the series:
Reviewed-by: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@...ux.dev>