Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] ptp: derive the device name from the parent device
From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
Date: 2012-09-22 05:46:50
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 07:43:46AM +0200, Richard Cochran wrote:
The one case where clock_name becomes really important is when you have a PHY clock, like in the above example, since it provides a way to see that the clock is *not* related to the MAC.
I mean that a PHY clock is not a part of the MAC. Of course it is related to the MAC by virtue of being connected to it via a MDIO bus. Thanks, Richard