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Lu" , "christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu" , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" , "linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" , "imx@lists.linux.dev" Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] ptp: add pulse signal loopback support for debugging Message-ID: References: <20250903083749.1388583-1-wei.fang@nxp.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: 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. Thanks, Richard