Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel

[David Miller]

From: Greg <gvrose8192@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:12:44 -0800

> On Fri, 2016-12-16 at 18:59 +0100, henrik@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> From: Henrik Austad <haustad@xxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> 
>> The driver is directed via ConfigFS as we need userspace to handle
>> stream-reservation (MSRP), discovery and enumeration (IEEE 1722.1) and
>> whatever other management is needed. This also includes running an
>> appropriate PTP daemon (TSN favors gPTP).
> 
> I suggest using a generic netlink interface to communicate with the
> driver to set up and/or configure your drivers.
> 
> I think configfs is frowned upon for network drivers.  YMMV.

Agreed.