On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 02:19:11PM +0000, Jesuiter, Henry (ALC NetworX GmbH) wrote: > In fact we have a project here, that uses such mixed-mode network (some > devices set that bit, other don't). > To distinguish between gPTP and PTP one could just use the additional > information about the transport > layer, since gPTP uses Layer 2 while the hardwareCompatibility bit is defined > for Layer 4. According to > your information we now will decide how to go on.
Do you mind telling us what HW is using the hardwareCompatibility bit? When I first looked at it, I made a conscious decision *not* to support it, because it appeared to me as a special hack for someone pulling strings in the standards process. Also, the text talks about about Version 1 HW, and so it is hard to understand why a Version 2 stack should care about this. I have looked at many PTP devices, and I never saw or even heard of one that set this bit. However, if there broad interest in this feature, and if I can get some hardware for testing, then I might reconsider. Thanks, Richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports.http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ Linuxptp-devel mailing list Linuxptp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxptp-devel
