netdev - Re: [net-next 01/14] clarify implementation of ethtool's get_ts

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Message-ID: <20150717191740.GA19016@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:17:40 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
	jogreene@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [net-next 01/14] clarify implementation of ethtool's get_ts_info
 op

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 07:25:10AM -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> 
> This patch adds some clarification about the intended way to implement
> both SIOCSHWTSTAMP and ethtool's get_ts_info. The HWTSTAMP API has
> several Rx filters which are very specific, as well as more general
> filters. The specific filters really only exist to support some broken
> hardware which can't fully implement the generic filters. This patch
> adds clarification that it is okay to support the specific filters in
> SIOCSHWTSTAMP by upscaling them to the generic filters. In addition,
> update the header for ethtool_ts_info to specify that drivers ought to
> only report the filters they support without upscaling in this manner.

Acked-by: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>

(for this patch and the other get_ts_info patches)
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