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Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:42:56 +0200 From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com> To: <netdev@...r.kernel.org> Cc: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>, Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>, John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>, Matthew Vick <matthew.vick@...el.com> Subject: [PATCH V2 net-next 4/4] ptp: clarify the clock_name sysfs attribute There has been some confusion among PHC driver authors about the intended purpose of the clock_name attribute. This patch expands the documation in order to clarify how the clock_name field should be understood. Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com> --- Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ptp | 5 ++++- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ptp b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ptp index d40d2b5..c906488 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ptp +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-ptp @@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ Date: September 2010 Contact: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com> Description: This file contains the name of the PTP hardware clock - as a human readable string. + as a human readable string. The purpose of this + attribute is to provide the user with a "friendly + name" and to help distinguish PHY based devices from + MAC based ones. What: /sys/class/ptp/ptpN/max_adjustment Date: September 2010 -- 1.7.2.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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