Re: [PATCH net-next] bnxt_en: support PPS in/out on all pins

[Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>]

On 17.10.2025 04:45, Pavan Chebbi wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM Vadim Fedorenko
> <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev> wrote:
>>
>> n_ext_ts and n_per_out from ptp_clock_caps are checked as a max number
>> of pins rather than max number of active pins.
> 
> I am not 100pc sure. How is n_pins going to be different then?
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.17/source/include/linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h#L69

So in general it's more for the case where HW has pins connected through mux to
the DPLL channels. According to the bnxt_ptp_cfg_pin() bnxt HW has pins
hardwired to channels and NVM has pre-defined configuration of pins' functions.

[host ~]# ./testptp -d /dev/ptp2 -l
name bnxt_pps0 index 0 func 0 chan 0
name bnxt_pps1 index 1 func 0 chan 1
name bnxt_pps2 index 2 func 0 chan 2
name bnxt_pps3 index 3 func 0 chan 3

without the change user cannot configure EXTTS or PEROUT function on pins
1-3 preserving channels 1-3 on them.

The user can actually use channel 0 on every pin because bnxt driver doesn't
care about channels at all, but it's a bit confusing that it sets up different
channels during init phase.

>>
>> supported_extts_flags and supported_perout_flags have to be added as
>> well to make the driver complaint with the latest API.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>
>> ---
>>   drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c | 6 ++++--
>>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
>> index db81cf6d5289..c9b7df669415 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ptp.c
>> @@ -965,10 +965,12 @@ static int bnxt_ptp_pps_init(struct bnxt *bp)
>>          hwrm_req_drop(bp, req);
>>
>>          /* Only 1 each of ext_ts and per_out pins is available in HW */
>> -       ptp_info->n_ext_ts = 1;
>> -       ptp_info->n_per_out = 1;
>> +       ptp_info->n_ext_ts = pps_info->num_pins;
>> +       ptp_info->n_per_out = pps_info->num_pins;
>>          ptp_info->pps = 1;
>>          ptp_info->verify = bnxt_ptp_verify;
>> +       ptp_info->supported_extts_flags = PTP_RISING_EDGE | PTP_STRICT_FLAGS;
>> +       ptp_info->supported_perout_flags = PTP_PEROUT_DUTY_CYCLE;
>>
>>          return 0;
>>   }
>> --
>> 2.47.3
>>