netdev - Re: [PATCH v1] ptp: add ToD device driver for Intel FPGA cards

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Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:59:43 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
        Nicolas Pitre <npitre@...libre.com>
Cc:     Tianfei Zhang <tianfei.zhang@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org, ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com,
        russell.h.weight@...el.com, matthew.gerlach@...ux.intel.com,
        pierre-louis.bossart@...ux.intel.com, vinicius.gomes@...el.com,
        Raghavendra Khadatare <raghavendrax.anand.khadatare@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] ptp: add ToD device driver for Intel FPGA cards

+Cc: Nicolas

On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 12:46:48PM -0700, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 12:47:03PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > The semantics of the above is similar to gpiod_get_optional() and since NULL
> > is a valid return in such cases, the PTP has to handle this transparently to
> > the user. Otherwise it's badly designed API which has to be fixed.
> 
> Does it now?  Whatever.
> 
> > TL;DR: If I'm mistaken, I would like to know why.
> 
> git log.  git blame.
> 
> Get to know the tools of trade.

So, the culprit seems the commit d1cbfd771ce8 ("ptp_clock: Allow for it
to be optional") which did it half way.

Now I would like to know why the good idea got bad implementation.

Nicolas?

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko