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    ptp: add VMware virtual PTP clock driver · 7d10001e
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    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: default avatarThomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarVivek Thampi <vithampi@vmware.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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