From: Vivek Thampi <vitha...@vmware.com> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 05:32:46 +0000
> Add a PTP clock driver called ptp_vmw, for guests running on VMware ESXi > hypervisor. The driver attaches to a VMware virtual device called > "precision clock" that provides a mechanism for querying host system time. > Similar to existing virtual PTP clock drivers (e.g. ptp_kvm), ptp_vmw > utilizes the kernel's PTP hardware clock API to implement a clock device > that can be used as a reference in Chrony for synchronizing guest time with > host. > > The driver is only applicable to x86 guests running in VMware virtual > machines with precision clock virtual device present. It uses a VMware > specific hypercall mechanism to read time from the device. > > Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellst...@vmware.com> > Signed-off-by: Vivek Thampi <vitha...@vmware.com> > --- > Based on feedback, resending patch to include a broader audience. If it's just providing a read of an accurate timesource, I think it's kinda pointless to provide a full PTP driver for it. _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
