Re: [PATCH v11 net-next 1/8] dpll: add generic DPLL type

[Jiri Pirko]

Tue, May 26, 2026 at 11:34:12AM +0200, grzegorz.nitka@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Add DPLL_TYPE_GENERIC to represent DPLL devices which do not fit the
>existing PPS or EEC classes.
>
>The UAPI type is intentionally generic. During netdev discussion,
>maintainers pointed out that introducing identifiers tied to a specific
>placement or single design does not scale across ASICs and vendors.
>The role of a DPLL is already inferable from the spawning driver,
>bus device, and pin topology, without encoding additional
>purpose-specific taxonomy in the type name.
>
>Using a generic type keeps the UAPI extensible and avoids premature
>naming that may become incorrect as new hardware topologies are
>exposed through the DPLL subsystem.
>
>Expose the new type through UAPI and netlink specification as "generic".
>
>Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@xxxxxxxxx>
>Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Nitka <grzegorz.nitka@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@xxxxxxxxxx>