linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net] ptp: Allow exposing cycles only for clocks with free-running counter

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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 23:40:08 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Carolina Jubran <cjubran@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ptp: Allow exposing cycles only for clocks with
 free-running counter

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:38:13 +0200 you wrote:
> The PTP core falls back to gettimex64 and getcrosststamp when
> getcycles64 or getcyclesx64 are not implemented. This causes the CYCLES
> ioctls to retrieve PHC real time instead of free-running cycles.
> 
> Reject PTP_SYS_OFFSET_{PRECISE,EXTENDED}_CYCLES for clocks without
> free-running counter support since the result would represent PHC real
> time and system time rather than cycles and system time.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] ptp: Allow exposing cycles only for clocks with free-running counter
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/5a89b27afd3d

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