netdev - Re: [net-next, v2, 7/7] enetc: support PTP domain timestamp conversion

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Message-ID: <20210531134919.GA7888@hoboy.vegasvil.org>
Date:   Mon, 31 May 2021 06:49:19 -0700
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     "Y.b. Lu" <yangbo.lu@....com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [net-next, v2, 7/7] enetc: support PTP domain timestamp
 conversion

On Mon, May 31, 2021 at 11:26:18AM +0000, Y.b. Lu wrote:
> So, the timestamp conversion could be in skbuff.c.
> That's good to do this. But there are quite a lot of drivers using timestamping.
> Should we convert all drivers to use the helper, or let others do this when they need?

I think we should convert them all.  Yes, it is work, but I will help.
I really like the vclock idea, especially because it will work with
every clock.  Also, adding the helper will be a nice refactoring all
by itself.

Thanks,
Richard