netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next V2] ptp: Avoid deadlocks in the programmable pin code.

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Date:   Sun, 29 Mar 2020 08:04:38 -0700
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V2] ptp: Avoid deadlocks in the programmable pin
 code.

On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 07:55:10AM -0700, Richard Cochran wrote:
> The PTP Hardware Clock (PHC) subsystem offers an API for configuring
> programmable pins.  User space sets or gets the settings using ioctls,
> and drivers verify dialed settings via a callback.  Drivers may also
> query pin settings by calling the ptp_find_pin() method.

Sorry, forgot the ChangeLog for V2:

- fixed spelling in the kernel doc
- add Vladimir's tested by tag