From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
Cc: Wei Fang <wei.fang@nxp.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] ptp: add pulse signal loopback support for debugging
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 06:37:52 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250904063752.3183d523@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aLmOfsgjumBX3ftE@hoboy.vegasvil.org>
On Thu, 4 Sep 2025 06:05:02 -0700 Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 04, 2025 at 01:55:43AM +0000, Wei Fang wrote:
> > Vladimir helped explain its purpose in the thread, do you still think
> > it is pointless?
>
> Vladimir gave practical examples for the use case, so no objection
> from my side. I just wanted to understand how this is useful.
>
> Next time, it would be helpful to have that info in the cover letter.
+1, let's get it reposted with updated cover letter.
I'm tempted to ask for a description under Documentation/, tho,
I'm not 100% clear whether authors expect users or driver developers
to exercise the loop. Maybe such distinction doesn't even makes sense
for embedded devices..
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-04 13:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-03 8:37 [PATCH net-next 0/3] ptp: add pulse signal loopback support for debugging Wei Fang
2025-09-03 8:37 ` [PATCH net-next 1/3] ptp: add debugfs interfaces to loop back the periodic output signal Wei Fang
2025-09-04 13:30 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-09-05 2:25 ` Wei Fang
2025-09-03 8:37 ` [PATCH net-next 2/3] ptp: netc: add the periodic output signal loopback support Wei Fang
2025-09-04 13:31 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-09-03 8:37 ` [PATCH net-next 3/3] ptp: qoriq: covert to use generic interfaces to set loopback mode Wei Fang
2025-09-04 13:35 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-09-03 13:41 ` [PATCH net-next 0/3] ptp: add pulse signal loopback support for debugging Richard Cochran
2025-09-03 15:11 ` Vladimir Oltean
2025-09-04 1:55 ` Wei Fang
2025-09-04 13:05 ` Richard Cochran
2025-09-04 13:37 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2025-09-05 2:18 ` Wei Fang
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