Re: [PATCH v4 net-next 3/3] net: ena: Add PHC documentation
From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
Date: 2024-11-17 01:53:38
From: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
Date: 2024-11-17 01:53:38
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 11:59:30AM +0200, David Arinzon wrote:
+**phc_skp** Number of skipped get time attempts (during block period). +**phc_err** Number of failed get time attempts (entering into block state).
Just curious... I understand that the HW can't support a very high rate of gettime calls and that the driver will throttle them. But why did you feel the need to document the throttling behavior in such a overt way? Are there user space programs out there calling gettime excessively? Thanks, Richard