netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 04/13] ravb: Add ptp_cfg_active to struct ravb_hw

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Date:   Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:48:54 +0300
From:   Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@....ru>
To:     Biju Das <biju.das.jz@...renesas.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
CC:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Prabhakar Mahadev Lad <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@...renesas.com>,
        "Geert Uytterhoeven" <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Adam Ford <aford173@...il.com>,
        Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@...esas.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Chris Paterson <Chris.Paterson2@...esas.com>,
        Biju Das <biju.das@...renesas.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 04/13] ravb: Add ptp_cfg_active to struct
 ravb_hw_info

On 27.08.2021 9:36, Biju Das wrote:

[...]

>>>>>>>> Do you agree GAC register(gPTP active in Config) bit in AVB-DMAC
>>>> mode register(CCC) present only in R-Car Gen3?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Yes.
>>>>>>>     But you feature naming is totally misguiding, nevertheless...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It can still be changed.
>>>>>
>>>>>      Thank goodness, yea!
>>>>
>>>> We have to live with the first version of this in the git history,
>>>> but we can add more patches fixing up whatever is broken in the
>>>> unreviewed code which got merged.
>>>>
>>>>>> Just suggest a new name.
>>>>>
>>>>>      I'd prolly go with 'gptp' for the gPTP support and 'ccc_gac' for
>>>>> the gPTP working also in CONFIG mode (CCC.GAC controls this feature).
>>>>
>>>> Biju, please could you work on a couple of patches to change the names.
>>>
>>> Yes. Will work on the patches to change the names as suggested.
>>
>>     TIA!
>>     After some more thinking, 'no_gptp' seems to suit better for the 1st
>> case Might need to invert the checks tho...
> 
> OK, Will do with invert checks.
> 
> So just to conclude,
> 
> 'no_gptp' and 'ccc_gac' are the suggested names changes for the previous patch
> and current patch.

     Your patches have been merged already. Might try to encompass all gPTP 
features with one patch (just a thought)...

> Cheers,
> Biju

MBR, Sergey