Re: [PATCH net-next v7 15/16] net: ethtool: ts: Let the active time stamping layer be selectable

[Vladimir Oltean]

On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 04:08:50PM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> The concept of an "active phc_index" would not explicitly exist in the
> UAPI. Thus I'm not sure what's with this TSINFO_SET being floated around.
> The only thing would exist is a configurable rx_filter and tx_type per
> hwtstamp provider (aka "{phc_index, qualifier}"). User space will have
> to learn to select the hwtstamp provider it wants to configure through
> netlink, and use for its class of traffic.

One clarification: the extended timestamping filters are PER NETDEV
(in addition to being per one of the hwtstamp providers listed for that
netdev). This was understated from the fact that the netlink interface
itself targets a netdev, but I didn't say it explicitly.