Re: [PATCH 7/7] net: dsa: b53: Expose PTP timestamping ioctls to userspace

[Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 06:48:24AM -0800, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 07, 2021 at 04:27:03PM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 07, 2021 at 06:05:34AM -0800, Richard Cochran wrote:
> > >         switch (cfg.rx_filter) {
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NONE:
> > >                 break;
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_SOME:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V1_L4_EVENT:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V1_L4_SYNC:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V1_L4_DELAY_REQ:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_NTP_ALL:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_EVENT:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_SYNC:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L4_DELAY_REQ:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_EVENT:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_SYNC:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_DELAY_REQ:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_SYNC:
> > >         case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_DELAY_REQ:
> > >                 cfg.rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT;
> > >                 break;
> > >         default:
> > >                 mutex_unlock(&ocelot->ptp_lock);
> > >                 return -ERANGE;
> > >         }
> > > 
> > > That is essentially an upgrade to HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT.  The
> > > change from ALL to HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT is probably a simple
> > > oversight, and the driver can be easily fixed.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Richard
> > 
> > It's essentially the same pattern as what Martin is introducing for b53.
> 
> Uh, no it isn't.  The present patch has:
> 
> +       case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_EVENT:
> +       case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_SYNC:
> +       case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_DELAY_REQ:
> +       case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT:
> +       case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_SYNC:
> +       case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_DELAY_REQ:
> +       case HWTSTAMP_FILTER_ALL:
> +               config->rx_filter = HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_EVENT;
> 
> There is an important difference between
> HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_L2_EVENT and HWTSTAMP_FILTER_PTP_V2_EVENT
> 
> Notice the "L2" in there.

Richard, when the request is PTP_V2_EVENT and the response is
PTP_V2_L2_EVENT, is that an upgrade or a downgrade? PTP_V2_EVENT also
includes PTP_V2_L4_EVENT.