[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH v5 net-next 0/4] Add ethtool interface for RClocks

[Kubalewski, Arkadiusz]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Machnikowski, Maciej <maciej.machnikowski at intel.com> 
> Sent: poniedziałek, 13 grudnia 2021 09:54
> To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>
> Cc: netdev at vger.kernel.org; intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org; Kubalewski, Arkadiusz <arkadiusz.kubalewski at intel.com>; richardcochran at gmail.com; Byagowi, Ahmad <abyagowi at fb.com>; Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen at intel.com>; davem at davemloft.net; linux-kselftest at vger.kernel.org; idosch at idosch.org; mkubecek at suse.cz; saeed at kernel.org; michael.chan at broadcom.com; petrm at nvidia.com; Vadim Fedorenko <vfedorenko at novek.ru>
> Subject: RE: [PATCH v5 net-next 0/4] Add ethtool interface for RClocks
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>
> > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2021 5:17 PM
> > To: Machnikowski, Maciej <maciej.machnikowski at intel.com>
> > Cc: netdev at vger.kernel.org; intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org; 
> > Kubalewski, Arkadiusz <arkadiusz.kubalewski at intel.com>; 
> > richardcochran at gmail.com; Byagowi, Ahmad <abyagowi at fb.com>; Nguyen, 
> > Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen at intel.com>; davem at davemloft.net; linux- 
> > kselftest at vger.kernel.org; idosch at idosch.org; mkubecek at suse.cz; 
> > saeed at kernel.org; michael.chan at broadcom.com; petrm at nvidia.com; Vadim 
> > Fedorenko <vfedorenko at novek.ru>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 0/4] Add ethtool interface for RClocks
> > 
> > On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:45:46 +0100 Maciej Machnikowski wrote:
> > > Synchronous Ethernet networks use a physical layer clock to 
> > > syntonize the frequency across different network elements.
> > >
> > > Basic SyncE node defined in the ITU-T G.8264 consist of an Ethernet 
> > > Equipment Clock (EEC) and have the ability to synchronize to 
> > > reference frequency sources.
> > >
> > > This patch series is a prerequisite for EEC object and adds ability 
> > > to enable recovered clocks in the physical layer of the netdev object.
> > > Recovered clocks can be used as one of the reference signal by the EEC.
> > >
> > > Further work is required to add the DPLL subsystem, link it to the 
> > > netdev object and create API to read the EEC DPLL state.
> > 
> > You missed CCing Vadim. I guess Ccing the right people may be right up 
> > there with naming things as the hardest things in SW development..
> > 
> > Anyway, Vadim - do you have an ETA on the first chunk of the PLL work?
> 
> Sounds about right :) thanks for adding Vadim!
> 

Good day Vadim,

Can we help on the new PLL interfaces?
I can start some works related to that, although would need a guidance
from the expert. 
Where to place it?
What in-kernel interfaces to use?
Any other high level tips that could be useful?
Or if you already started some work, could you please share some
information?