netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/4] ice: Create a separate kthread to handle ptp extts work

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Date:   Mon, 12 Dec 2022 18:43:02 -0800
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     "Kolacinski, Karol" <karol.kolacinski@...el.com>
Cc:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "G, GurucharanX" <gurucharanx.g@...el.com>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "Nguyen, Anthony L" <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/4] ice: Create a separate kthread to handle ptp
 extts work

On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 11:24:22PM +0000, Kolacinski, Karol wrote:

> According to do_aux_work description, it is used to do 'auxiliary (periodic)
> operations'.
> ice_ptp_extts_work is not exactly periodic as the work is queued only when the
> interrupt comes.

You can use it in any way that you like, periodic or not.  The return
value from the driver callback determines if and when the next
callback occurs.

Thanks,
Richard