RE: [PATCH v5 net-next 0/4] Add ethtool interface for RClocks

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2021 5:17 PM
> To: Machnikowski, Maciej <maciej.machnikowski@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; intel-wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Kubalewski,
> Arkadiusz <arkadiusz.kubalewski@xxxxxxxxx>; richardcochran@xxxxxxxxx;
> Byagowi, Ahmad <abyagowi@xxxxxx>; Nguyen, Anthony L
> <anthony.l.nguyen@xxxxxxxxx>; davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-
> kselftest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; idosch@xxxxxxxxxx; mkubecek@xxxxxxx;
> saeed@xxxxxxxxxx; michael.chan@xxxxxxxxxxxx; petrm@xxxxxxxxxx;
> Vadim Fedorenko <vfedorenko@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 0/4] Add ethtool interface for RClocks
> 
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:45:46 +0100 Maciej Machnikowski wrote:
> > Synchronous Ethernet networks use a physical layer clock to syntonize
> > the frequency across different network elements.
> >
> > Basic SyncE node defined in the ITU-T G.8264 consist of an Ethernet
> > Equipment Clock (EEC) and have the ability to synchronize to reference
> > frequency sources.
> >
> > This patch series is a prerequisite for EEC object and adds ability
> > to enable recovered clocks in the physical layer of the netdev object.
> > Recovered clocks can be used as one of the reference signal by the EEC.
> >
> > Further work is required to add the DPLL subsystem, link it to the
> > netdev object and create API to read the EEC DPLL state.
> 
> You missed CCing Vadim. I guess Ccing the right people may be right up
> there with naming things as the hardest things in SW development..
> 
> Anyway, Vadim - do you have an ETA on the first chunk of the PLL work?

Sounds about right :) thanks for adding Vadim!




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