netdev - Re: [PATCH] net:phy:dp83640: Initialize PTP clocks at device init.

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Date:	Mon, 3 Feb 2014 17:33:32 +0100
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	Stefan Sørensen 
	<stefan.sorensen@...ctralink.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net:phy:dp83640: Initialize PTP clocks at device init.

On Mon, Feb 03, 2014 at 03:36:58PM +0100, Stefan Sørensen wrote:
> The trigger and events functionality can be useful even if packet
> timestamping is not used, but the required PTP clock is only enabled
> when packet timestamping is started. This patch moves the clock enable
> to when the interface is configured.

Hm, I vaguely recall that there might have been some reason not enable
the clock too early. (Maybe this was related to multiple PHYs?)

Quickly looking at the code once again, I can't see anything wrong with
this now, but I'll look at it again tomorrow.

Thanks,
Richard
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