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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:59:21 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@redhat.com>
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:33:35 +0200 Ivan Vecera wrote:
>> Real dependency is probably better here?
>> The Optional is meant for NICs for which PTP truly is a side-feature.
> 
> There are some chip variants that don't support PTP. Should we depend non-optionally?

That's what I would do.