netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: mvneta: add support for hardware timestamps

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Message-ID: <aMPYtPj1fpstcbgt@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:24:20 +0100
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Marcin Wojtas <marcin.s.wojtas@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: mvneta: add support for hardware
 timestamps

On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 06:58:41PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:55:06 -0700 Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:50:46 +0100 Russell King wrote:
> > > Subject: [PATCH net-next v2] net: mvneta: add support for hardware timestamps
> > > Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:50:46 +0100
> > > Sender: Russell King <rmk@...linux.org.uk>
> > > 
> > > Add support for hardware timestamps in (e.g.) the PHY by calling  
> > 
> > These are _software_ timestamps.. (in the subject as well)
> > 
> > Fixed when applying.
> 
> Let me take that back, you may actually mean HW because of the PHY
> handling detour. Maybe call out both software and PHY (hardware)?

I do mean PHY based hardware timestamps, because that is exactly why
I'm making the change (for my Marvell PHY PTP core.) The software
timestamping is a side effect.

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