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Date:   Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:28:48 -0800
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On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 09:01:25PM +0000, Tristram.Ha@microchip.com wrote:
> The 1588 PTP engine in the KSZ switches was designed to be controlled closely by
> a PTP stack, so it is a little difficult to use when there is a layer of kernel support
> between the application and the driver.

Are you saying that linuxptp is not a PTP stack?

Maybe it would be wiser to design your HW so that it can work under Linux?

Nah, nobody cares about Linux support these days.