netdev - Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] ptp: Add generic header parsing function

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Date:   Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:03:35 -0700
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] ptp: Add generic header parsing function

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 08:25:59AM +0200, Kurt Kanzenbach wrote:
> These three drivers also deal with ptp v1 and they need access to the
> message type. However, the message type is located at a different offset
> depending on the ptp version. They all do:
> 
> |if (unlikely(ptp_class & PTP_CLASS_V1))
> |	msgtype = data + offset + OFF_PTP_CONTROL;
> |else
> |	msgtype = data + offset;
> 
> Maybe we can put that in a helper function, too?

Yes, please.

> |static inline u8 ptp_get_msgtype(const struct ptp_header *hdr, unsigned int type)
> |{
> |	u8 msg;
> |
> |	if (unlikely(type & PTP_CLASS_V1))
> |		/* msg type is located @ offset 20 for ptp v1 */ 
> |		msg = hdr->source_port_identity.clock_identity.id[0];
> |	else
> |		msg = hdr->tsmt & 0x0f;
> |
> |	return msg;
> |}
> 
> What do you think about it?

Looks good.

I can also test the dp83640.  Maybe you could test the cpts on a bbb?


Thanks,
Richard