[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net 01/13] ptp: Validate requests to enable time stamping of external signals.

[Keller, Jacob E]

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> From: netdev-owner at vger.kernel.org <netdev-owner at vger.kernel.org> On
> Behalf Of Richard Cochran
> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2019 11:38 AM
> To: Keller, Jacob E <jacob.e.keller at intel.com>
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH net 01/13] ptp: Validate requests to enable time stamping of
> external signals.
> 
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 07:06:58PM +0000, Keller, Jacob E wrote:
> > Just to confirm, these new ioctls haven't been around long enough to be
> concerned about this change?
> 
> The "2" ioctls are about to appear in v5.4, and so I want to get the
> flag checking in before the release if possible.
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard

Yes agreed, we should land these fixes before 5.4 if we can, in order to ensure that the new ioctls always behaved the same way since their first major release introduction.

Regards,
Jake