Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel

From	Henrik Austad <henrik@austad.us>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel
Date	2016-12-16 20:10 +0100
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On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 01:20:57PM -0500, David Miller wrote:
> From: Greg <gvrose8192@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 10:12:44 -0800
> 
> > On Fri, 2016-12-16 at 18:59 +0100, henrik@austad.us wrote:
> >> From: Henrik Austad <haustad@cisco.com>
> >> 
> >> 
> >> The driver is directed via ConfigFS as we need userspace to handle
> >> stream-reservation (MSRP), discovery and enumeration (IEEE 1722.1) and
> >> whatever other management is needed. This also includes running an
> >> appropriate PTP daemon (TSN favors gPTP).
> > 
> > I suggest using a generic netlink interface to communicate with the
> > driver to set up and/or configure your drivers.
> > 
> > I think configfs is frowned upon for network drivers.  YMMV.
> 
> Agreed.

Ok - thanks!

I will have look at netlink and see if I can wrap my head around it and if 
I can apply it to how to bring the media-devices up once the TSN-link has 
been configured.

Thanks! :)

-- 
Henrik Austad

Thread

[TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel henrik@austad.us - 2016-12-16 19:10 +0100
  [TSN RFC v2 4/9] Adding TSN-driver to Intel I210 controller henrik@austad.us - 2016-12-16 19:10 +0100
  [TSN RFC v2 1/9] igb: add missing fields to TXDCTL-register henrik@austad.us - 2016-12-16 19:10 +0100
  [TSN RFC v2 8/9] AVB ALSA - Add ALSA shim for TSN henrik@austad.us - 2016-12-16 19:10 +0100
  [TSN RFC v2 5/9] Add TSN header for the driver henrik@austad.us - 2016-12-16 19:10 +0100
    Re: [TSN RFC v2 5/9] Add TSN header for the driver Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 23:20 +0100
      Re: [TSN RFC v2 5/9] Add TSN header for the driver Henrik Austad <henrik@austad.us> - 2016-12-17 10:00 +0100
  Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel Greg <gvrose8192@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 19:20 +0100
    Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-12-16 19:30 +0100
      Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel Henrik Austad <henrik@austad.us> - 2016-12-16 20:10 +0100
  Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 23:10 +0100
    Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel Henrik Austad <henrik@austad.us> - 2016-12-17 10:10 +0100
      Re: [TSN RFC v2 0/9] TSN driver for the kernel Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com> - 2016-12-17 21:10 +0100

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