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* dead code in networking core
@ 2010-10-20 15:52 Stephen Hemminger
  2010-10-21 15:47 ` Richard Cochran
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Stephen Hemminger @ 2010-10-20 15:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: David Miller; +Cc: netdev

The following API's are exported but unused in current code:
  net/core/dev_addr_lists.o
    __hw_addr_del_multiple
    dev_addr_add_multiple
    dev_addr_del_multiple

  net/core/timestamping.o
    skb_clone_tx_timestamp
    skb_complete_tx_timestamp

Any plans to use these soon?

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* Re: dead code in networking core
  2010-10-20 15:52 dead code in networking core Stephen Hemminger
@ 2010-10-21 15:47 ` Richard Cochran
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Richard Cochran @ 2010-10-21 15:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stephen Hemminger; +Cc: David Miller, netdev

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 08:52:29AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>   net/core/timestamping.o
>     skb_clone_tx_timestamp
>     skb_complete_tx_timestamp
> 
> Any plans to use these soon?

Yes, these are brand new functions needed for PTP hardware
timestamping support.

I have a patch series under active review on lkml. It will take time
to settle the issues, but people have clearing indicated wanting to
support PTP hardware clocks.

Richard

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