Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 4/7] net: dsa: hellcreek: Add support for hardware timestamping

From: Richard Cochran <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:42:54 -0700

On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 02:53:58PM +0200, Kamil Alkhouri wrote:
> > By the way, how would you see the split between an unsynchronized and
> > a
> > synchronized PHC be implemented in the Linux kernel?

If you want, you can run your PHC using the linuxptp "free_running"
option.  Then, you can use the TIME_STATUS_NP management request to
use the remote time signal in your application.

> I'm not an expert in kernel implementation but we have plans to discuss
> possible approaches in the near future.

I don't see any need for kernel changes in this area.

Thanks,
Richard