Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] Add Marvell PHY PTP support

[Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@bootlin.com>]

On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 17:32:43 +0100
"Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 06:20:28PM +0200, Kory Maincent wrote:
> > On Mon, 7 Apr 2025 17:02:28 +0100
> > "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@armlinux.org.uk> wrote:
> >   
> > > On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 04:02:59PM +0200, Kory Maincent wrote:  
>  [...]  
> > > 
> > > Is the PTP selection stuff actually sorted now? Last time I tested it
> > > after it having been merged into the kernel for a while, it didn't work,
> > > and I reported that fact. You haven't told me that you now expect it to
> > > work.  
> > 
> > The last part of the series, the PTP selection support wasn't merged when
> > you tested it, although the default PTP choice that causes your regression
> > was merged.
> > Now it is fully merged, even the ethtool support.
> > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/mjn6eeo6lestvo6z3utb7aemufmfhn5alecyoaz46dt4pwjn6v@4aaaz6qpqd4b/
> > 
> > The only issue is the rtln warning from the phy_detach function. About it, I
> > have already sent you the work I have done throwing ASSERT_RTNL in
> > phy_detach. Maybe I should resend it as RFC.
> >   
> > > I don't want this merged until such time that we can be sure that MVPP2
> > > platforms can continue using the MVPP2 PTP support, which to me means
> > > that the PTP selection between a MAC and PHY needs to work.  
> > 
> > It should works, the default PTP will be the MAC PTP and you will be able to
> > select the current PTP between MAC and PHY with the following command:
> > # ethtool --set-hwtimestamp-cfg eth0 index 0 qualifier precise
> > Time stamping configuration for eth0:
> > Hardware timestamp provider index: 0
> > Hardware timestamp provider qualifier: Precise (IEEE 1588 quality)
> > Hardware Transmit Timestamp Mode:
> > 	off
> > Hardware Receive Filter Mode:
> > 	none
> > Hardware Flags: none
> > # ethtool --set-hwtimestamp-cfg eth0 index 1 qualifier precise
> > Time stamping configuration for eth0:
> > Hardware timestamp provider index: 1
> > Hardware timestamp provider qualifier: Precise (IEEE 1588 quality)
> > Hardware Transmit Timestamp Mode:
> > 	off
> > Hardware Receive Filter Mode:
> > 	none
> > Hardware Flags: none
> > 
> > You can list the PTPs with the dump command:
> > # ethtool --show-time-stamping "*"
> > 
> > You will need to stop phc2sys and ptp4l during these change as linuxptp may
> > face some issues during the PTP change.  
> 
> I'm preferring to my emails in connection with:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/ZzTMhGDoi3WcY6MR@shell.armlinux.org.uk
> 
> when I tested your work last time, it seemed that what was merged hadn't
> even been tested. In the last email, you said you'd look into it, but I
> didn't hear anything further. Have the problems I reported been
> addressed?

It wasn't merged it was 19th version and it worked and was tested, but not
with the best development design. I have replied to you that I will do some
change in v20 to address this.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241113171443.697ac278@kmaincent-XPS-13-7390/

It gets finally merged in v21.

Regards,
-- 
Köry Maincent, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com