Re: [PATCH v1] Documentation: driver-api: pps: Update PPS generator documentation

[Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com>]

On 06/10/23 14:15, lakshmi.sowjanya.d@intel.com wrote:
> From: Pandith N <pandith.n@intel.com>
> 
> PPS documentation has a generalized section for generators. Update the
> section so any new generator documentation can be appended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pandith N <pandith.n@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Sowjanya D <lakshmi.sowjanya.d@intel.com>
> ---
>   Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst | 16 +++++++++++-----
>   1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst
> index 2d6b99766ee8..78dded03e5d8 100644
> --- a/Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/pps.rst
> @@ -200,11 +200,17 @@ Generators
>   
>   Sometimes one needs to be able not only to catch PPS signals but to produce
>   them also. For example, running a distributed simulation, which requires
> -computers' clock to be synchronized very tightly. One way to do this is to
> -invent some complicated hardware solutions but it may be neither necessary
> -nor affordable. The cheap way is to load a PPS generator on one of the
> -computers (master) and PPS clients on others (slaves), and use very simple
> -cables to deliver signals using parallel ports, for example.
> +computers' clock to be synchronized very tightly.
> +
> +
> +Parallel port generator
> +------------------------
> +
> +One way to do this is to invent some complicated hardware solutions but it
> +may be neither necessary nor affordable. The cheap way is to load a PPS
> +generator on one of the computers (master) and PPS clients on others
> +(slaves), and use very simple cables to deliver signals using parallel
> +ports, for example.
>   
>   Parallel port cable pinout::
>   

Acked-by: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com>

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