[LinuxPPS] do we need hardpps?

[Udo van den Heuvel]

On 2010-02-05 20:36, Michael Meier wrote:
>>> See http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=126537764508113&w=2
>>> in serial_core?
>> well, HARDPPS usually implies the kernel implementation of ntp.
>> Now that would be nice, but not essential.
>> And Im not sure that the linuxPPS group (which means Rodolfo) should
>> be responsible for putting together the patch.
> 
> It seems Alexander Gordeev has already put together a patch for that? 
> http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2010-02/msg01444.html
> So the question would rather be whether it should be merged into LinuxPPS...
> He also posted something on this list in October, but I don't remember 
> seeing _any_ feedback. Has anyone tried his patches?

Anyone that has a testsystem to do so?
Maybe ask Alexander to explain here a bit more?

>> Still, if there are already some hooks in the kernel for the hardpps,
>> it seems a shame to remove them.
> 
> The way they are right now, they are only confusing. And considering 

Alan Cox appears wanting to keep them there.

The whole PPS implementation is slowly getting more complete.

Was the ldattach issue fixed?