Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 May 2015 10:48:32 -0700 | From | Jonathan Richardson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2] misc: Add initial Digital Timing Engine (DTE) driver for cygnus |
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On 15-05-20 11:33 PM, Richard Cochran wrote: > On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 04:38:02PM -0700, Jonathan Richardson wrote: >> >> Richard, this design isn't going to work. We need to have both kernel >> and user space consumers. > > But you did not implement even a single kernel consumer. > >> We don't want all GPIO's in a common timestamp >> buffer either, as it presents problems I mentioned previously. Currently >> the network input is a gpio. > > That won't work. Consider what happens when the MAC drops a packet. > >> After some discussion here I think we'll >> have to keep this driver out of the kernel for now. > > Fine with me.
We'll keep this discussion and try to figure out the best interface keeping in mind what you've said as we move further along with it. Not a wasted discussion. Requirements of this need to be better defined and thought out also.
Thanks, Jon
> > Thanks, > Richard >
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