netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] Add support for 1588 in LAN8814

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Date:   Fri, 4 Mar 2022 15:17:19 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, Divya.Koppera@...rochip.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, hkallweit1@...il.com,
        linux@...linux.org.uk, kuba@...nel.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com, madhuri.sripada@...rochip.com,
        manohar.puri@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] Add support for 1588 in LAN8814

On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 06:06:28AM -0800, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 01:21:21PM +0000, David Miller wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, it seemed satraightforward to me, and I try to get the backlog under 40 patches before
> > I hand over to Jakub for the day.
> 
> Day by day, it seems like there is more and more of this PTP driver
> stuff.  Maybe it is time for me to manage a separate PTP driver tree.
> I could get the reviews and acks, then place a PR to netdev or lkml
> when ready.
> 
> Thoughts?

Hi Richard

My perception is that you also like to sleep at nights, and cannot
keep up with David rapid pace. So setting up your own tree, collecting
reviews and acks yourself will help you and the quality of the PTP
code. So yes, go for it.  I just think it is wrong you have to do
this.

    Andrew