netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 00/12] net: dsa: microchip: PTP support for KSZ956x

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Message-ID: <20201130222848.GA5215@hoboy.vegasvil.org>
Date:   Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:28:48 -0800
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com
Cc:     ceggers@...i.de, olteanv@...il.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        andrew@...n.ch, robh+dt@...nel.org, vivien.didelot@...il.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, kurt.kanzenbach@...utronix.de,
        george.mccollister@...il.com, marex@...x.de,
        helmut.grohne@...enta.de, pbarker@...sulko.com,
        Codrin.Ciubotariu@...rochip.com, Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com,
        UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 00/12] net: dsa: microchip: PTP support for
 KSZ956x

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 09:01:25PM +0000, Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com wrote:
> The 1588 PTP engine in the KSZ switches was designed to be controlled closely by
> a PTP stack, so it is a little difficult to use when there is a layer of kernel support
> between the application and the driver.

Are you saying that linuxptp is not a PTP stack?

Maybe it would be wiser to design your HW so that it can work under Linux?

Nah, nobody cares about Linux support these days.