netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 03/11] net: ethernet: ti: cpts: move tc mult update in cpts_fifo

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Date:   Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:18:18 +0200
From:   Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>
To:     Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
CC:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Lokesh Vutla <lokeshvutla@...com>,
        Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>,
        Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 03/11] net: ethernet: ti: cpts: move tc mult
 update in cpts_fifo_read()



On 26/03/2020 16:20, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 09:42:36PM +0200, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
>> Now CPTS driver .adjfreq() generates request to read CPTS current time
>> (CPTS_EV_PUSH) with intention to process all pending event using previous
>> frequency adjustment values before switching to the new ones. So
>> CPTS_EV_PUSH works as a marker to switch to the new frequency adjustment
>> values. Current code assumes that all job is done in .adjfreq(), but after
>> enabling IRQ this will not be true any more.
>>
>> Hence save new frequency adjustment values (mult) and perform actual freq
>> adjustment in cpts_fifo_read() immediately after CPTS_EV_PUSH is received.
> 
> Now THIS comment is much better!  The explanation here really should
> be in the previous patch, to help poor reviewers like me.

I've been thinking to squash them. What's your opinion.

Thank you.

-- 
Best regards,
grygorii