netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] ptp: only allow phase values lower than 1 period

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Date:   Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:07:22 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     olteanv@...il.com
Cc:     kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, richardcochran@...il.com,
        jacob.e.keller@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] ptp: only allow phase values lower than 1
 period

From: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Date: Wed,  5 Aug 2020 03:10:47 +0300

> The way we define the phase (the difference between the time of the
> signal's rising edge, and the closest integer multiple of the period),
> it doesn't make sense to have a phase value equal or larger than 1
> period.
> 
> So deny these settings coming from the user.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>

Applied, thank you.