netdev - Re: [Uclinux-dist-devel] [PATCH 1/9] netdev: bfin

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Message-ID: <20100512072050.GA2934@riccoc20.at.omicron.at>
Date:	Wed, 12 May 2010 09:20:50 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
Cc:	Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Barry Song <barry.song@...log.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org
Subject: Re: [Uclinux-dist-devel] [PATCH 1/9] netdev: bfin_mac: add support
 for IEEE 1588 PTP

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 11:31:37PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 23:20, Barry Song wrote:
> >
> > I think the API can work for blackfin.  But our PTP driver is based on
> > drivers/net/igb and has worked together with user-space PTPD utility.
> > Here he is writing a different driver framework. It is not the moment
> > for us to merge now. Maybe next kernel version after his patches have
> > been popular.
> 
> i'm not going to merge them into our tree ahead of the net->mainline
> merge.  Richard would just like some feedback on the proposed
> framework to make sure it doesnt have limitations we'd have to fix
> after things get merged.

Yes, thats right. It is enough just to know that the API *could* work
for blackfin. The idea is to have a standard API that works for all
current (and likely future) PTP hardware clocks.

The patch set is still under active development and review, so it is
better for you to wait until the dust settles.

Thanks,
Richard

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