Re: [PATCH] [RFC v2] packet: experimental support for 64-bit timestamps

From: David Miller
Date: Tue Nov 28 2017 - 15:08:26 EST


From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:02:05 +0100

> Does this mean you think the general idea of an extended interface
> for 64-bit timestamps is useful for traditional packet sockets? I
> think that was still an open question, though we seem to be getting
> closer to consensus on the implementation and the interface that it
> should use if we want it.

If it can be done reasonably easy, which you patches seem to indicate
is the case, I have no objections to extending packet socket for
64-bit timestamps.

I hope that AF_CAPTURE will be designed in such a way that all apps
can migrate to it, and I will be making sure it is implemented
appropriately with that in mind.

But I don't think AF_CAPTURE should block your work here.