Yes it works. Also master failover. Basically we get an OC with multiple ports.
-c Christian Leeb > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Cochran <richardcoch...@gmail.com> > Sent: Dienstag, 2. November 2021 12:57 > To: Christian Leeb <christian.l...@hitachienergy.com> > Cc: linuxptp-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Linuxptp-users] FW: master state recommended in slave only > mode > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click > links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the > content is safe. > > > On Tue, Nov 02, 2021 at 05:25:45AM +0000, Christian Leeb via Linuxptp-users > wrote: > > Hi > > > > I'm running a BC with slaveOnly. > > > > It behaves as expected: it sync to the best master and the other ports are > in state listening (without slaveOnly they would master). It's like an OC > with > multiple ports. This is what I need. > > And it works correctly in the presence of multiple masters on different ports? > > > The only thing that irritates me a bit is the warnings: > > > > ptp4l[36702.594]: port 2: master state recommended in slave only mode > > ptp4l[36702.594]: port 2: defaultDS.priority1 probably misconfigured > > > > sent in port_slave_priority_warning() > > > > Should I worry? Is slaveOnly for BC kind of officially supported? > > If it works, then I wouldn't worry. I would test foreign master failover if > that > is your aim. > > The BC as in 1588 does not have the idea of client only operation, hence the > warning message. I think what you really want is some kind of redundancy > setup, but the various possible solutions are still a WIP IMHO. > > Thanks, > Richard _______________________________________________ Linuxptp-users mailing list Linuxptp-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxptp-users
