Re: [PATCH v2] net: stmmac: correct MAC propagation delay

[Johannes Zink]

Hi Richard,

On 7/26/23 17:34, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 08:04:37AM +0200, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
>
> > At least the datasheet of the IP core tells to read the MAC delay from
> > the IP core (1), add the PHY delay (2) and the clock domain crossing
> > delay (3) and write it to the time stamp correction register.
>
> That is great, until they change the data sheet.  Really, this happens.

I think I don't get your point here.

That's true for literally any register of any peripheral in a datasheet.
I think we can just stop doing driver development if we wait for a final
revision that is not changed any more. Datasheets change, and if they do we
update the driver.

Johannes


> Thanks,
> Richard

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