[PATCH net v5] net: stmmac: propagate PTP init failures in __stmmac_open() and stmmac_resume()
patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org
patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org
Thu Sep 17 18:20:04 PDT 2026
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>:
On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:26:44 +0200 you wrote:
> stmmac_setup_ptp() returns void and swallows both PTP setup errors:
> the PTP reference clock enable and stmmac_init_timestamping()
> failures are logged but never propagated. When they fail, the MAC
> system time counter is left in its post-reset, non-running state,
> while the driver keeps operating as if timestamping were up.
> This matters for TAPRIO/EST qdisc offloading, which derives the EST
> base time from the hardware timestamp counter: arming the gate list
> against a non-advancing time base would leave the schedule permanently
> stuck.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net,v5] net: stmmac: propagate PTP init failures in __stmmac_open() and stmmac_resume()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/8181678a92f0
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