Re: [PATCH net-next V2] dt-bindings: net: ethernet-controller: Add ptp-hardware-clock

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>]

On 10/11/2022 10:57, Gaddam, Sarath Babu Naidu wrote:
>>>
>>> +  ptp-hardware-clock:
>>> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/phandle
>>> +    description:
>>> +      Specifies a reference to a node representing a IEEE1588 timer.
>>
>> Drop "Specifies a reference to". It's obvious from the schema.
>>
>> Aren't you expecting here some specific Devicetree node of IEEE1588 timer?
>> IOW, you expect to point to timer, but what this timer must provide? How is
>> this generic?
> 
> Thanks for review comments.
>  Format can be as documented by users Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ptp/ members. The node should be accessible to derive the index but the format of the PTP clock node is upto the vendor.

I am not sure what do you mean here. Anyway description might need
something more specific.

> 
> 
>>
>> In your commit msg you use multiple times "driver", so are you adding it only
>> to satisfy Linux driver requirements? What about other drivers, e.g. on BSD
>> or U-Boot?
> 
> AFAIK this is for Linux. It is not relevant to uboot as there's no PTP support there.

And BSD? Bindings are not for Linux only. Please abstract from any OS
specifics.

Also your messages needs wrapping. Use mailing list reply style.

Best regards,
Krzysztof