netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] stmmac: Add ptp debugfs entry.

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Message-ID: <56658BB0.10700@electromag.com.au>
Date:	Mon, 7 Dec 2015 21:37:52 +0800
From:	Phil Reid <preid@...ctromag.com.au>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	robh+dt@...nel.org, pawel.moll@....com, mark.rutland@....com,
	ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk, galak@...eaurora.org,
	peppe.cavallaro@...com, davem@...emloft.net,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] stmmac: Add ptp debugfs entry.

On 7/12/2015 5:03 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Monday 07 December 2015 09:38:43 Phil Reid wrote:
>> This adds a debugfs entry to view the current status of the ptp
>> registers.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Phil Reid <preid@...ctromag.com.au>
>>
>
> Your description should explain what this is good for. Why do you
> need to look at this through debugfs?
>

Happy to drop this one. I found it helpful when debugging the ptp
behaviour. Allowing quick access to monitor the register updates
by the ptp driver. Is there an alternative method that is preferred?

-- 
Regards
Phil Reid


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