netdev - Re: PTP-optimization code upstreamed

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Message-ID: <20220208124754.02817343@hermes.local>
Date:   Tue, 8 Feb 2022 12:47:54 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Maciek Machnikowski <maciejm@...dia.com>
Cc:     "marta.a.plantykow@...el.com" <marta.a.plantykow@...el.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "people@...devconf.info" <people@...devconf.info>,
        "milena.olech@...el.com" <milena.olech@...el.com>
Subject: Re: PTP-optimization code upstreamed

On Tue, 8 Feb 2022 19:43:13 +0000
Maciek Machnikowski <maciejm@...dia.com> wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:55 PM 
> > Subject: Re: PTP-optimization code upstreamed
> > 
> > On Tue,  8 Feb 2022 14:23:41 +0100 
> > 
> > The process for contributing to upstream kernel is very well documented.
> > Links to github is useful, but does not start the upstream process.
> > 
> > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-
> > patches.html#submittingpatches
> > 
> > When can we expect patch set to show up on this mailing list?  
> 
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> This code is not intended to be upstreamed, since it is a set of python scripts
> optimizing phc2sys and ptp4l servo.
> It reached the netdev mail list because it was presented on the NetDev 
> conference, and some people were interested in them during the presentation.
> 
> Have a great day!
> Maciek 

Sure thanks. It still might be good to have this in tools directory.
Or somewhere related to kernel.