[PATCH net-next 1/2] drivers: net: stmmac: add STMMAC_RELATIVE_FLEX_PPS
Russell King (Oracle)
linux at armlinux.org.uk
Tue Aug 5 03:30:12 PDT 2025
On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 02:31:18PM +0200, Gatien Chevallier wrote:
> +config STMMAC_RELATIVE_FLEX_PPS
> + bool "Support for STMMAC system time relative flexible PPS generation"
> + default n
There is no need for "default n" because the default default is n.
> + help
> + Say Y to add the MAC system time to the arguments passed to the
> + PTP driver when requesting a flexible PPS generation. This avoids
> + the tedious task of passing an absolute time value when using sysfs
> + entry.
How does a distro decide whether to enable or disable this option? What
does it depend on?
If it's only for some platforms and not others (due to causing
regressions) then what is a distro supposed to do with their kernels
that support multiple platforms?
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