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diff --git a/drivers/ptp/Kconfig b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..70d4bb1cbdab --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# +# PTP clock support configuration +# + +menu "PTP clock support" + +comment "Enable Device Drivers -> PPS to see the PTP clock options." + depends on PPS=n + +config PTP_1588_CLOCK + tristate "PTP clock support" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + depends on PPS + help + The IEEE 1588 standard defines a method to precisely + synchronize distributed clocks over Ethernet networks. The + standard defines a Precision Time Protocol (PTP), which can + be used to achieve synchronization within a few dozen + microseconds. In addition, with the help of special hardware + time stamping units, it can be possible to achieve + synchronization to within a few hundred nanoseconds. + + This driver adds support for PTP clocks as character + devices. If you want to use a PTP clock, then you should + also enable at least one clock driver as well. + + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module + will be called ptp. + +endmenu |