Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-net 02/10] virtchnl: add PTP virtchnl definitions

[Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 04:46:11PM +0100, Milena Olech wrote:
> PTP capabilities are negotiated using virtchnl commands. There are two
> available modes of the PTP support: direct and mailbox. When the direct
> access to PTP resources is negotiated, virtchnl messages returns a set
> of registers that allow read/write directly. When the mailbox access to
> PTP resources is negotiated, virtchnl messages are used to access
> PTP clock and to read the timestamp values.
> 
> Virtchnl API covers both modes and exposes a set of PTP capabilities.
> 
> Using virtchnl API, the driver recognizes also HW abilities - maximum
> adjustment of the clock and the basic increment value.
> 
> Additionally, API allows to configure the secondary mailbox, dedicated
> exclusively for PTP purposes.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Milena Olech <milena.olech@intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h | 302 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 302 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h

...

> +/**
> + * struct virtchnl2_ptp_set_dev_clk_time: Associated with message
> + *					  VIRTCHNL2_OP_PTP_SET_DEV_CLK_TIME.
> + * @dev_time_ns: Device time value expressed in nanoseconds to set
> + *
> + * PF/VF sends this message to set the time of the main timer.
> + */
> +struct virtchnl2_ptp_set_dev_clk_time {
> +	__le64 dev_time_ns;
> +};
> +VIRTCHNL2_CHECK_STRUCT_LEN(8, virtchnl2_ptp_set_dev_clk_time);
> +
> +/**
> + * struct virtchnl2_ptp_set_dev_clk_time: Associated with message
> + *					  VIRTCHNL2_OP_PTP_ADJ_DEV_CLK_FINE.

nit: struct virtchnl2_ptp_adj_dev_clk_fine:

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> + * @incval: Source timer increment value per clock cycle
> + *
> + * PF/VF sends this message to adjust the frequency of the main timer by the
> + * indicated scaled ppm.
> + */
> +struct virtchnl2_ptp_adj_dev_clk_fine {
> +	__le64 incval;
> +};
> +VIRTCHNL2_CHECK_STRUCT_LEN(8, virtchnl2_ptp_adj_dev_clk_fine);

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