Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran <richardcoch...@gmail.com> --- phc2sys.8 | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/phc2sys.8 b/phc2sys.8 index 7773fd0..99fc937 100644 --- a/phc2sys.8 +++ b/phc2sys.8 @@ -414,22 +414,22 @@ or .B \-w is in effect or from command line when .B \-O -is supplied. Failure to maintain the correct offset can result in local system -clock being off some seconds to domain master system clock when in slave mode, -or incorect PTP time announced to the network in case the host is the domain -master. +is supplied. Failure to maintain the correct offset can result in the +local system clock being offset some whole number of seconds from the +domain server's clock when in client mode, or incorect PTP time +announced to the network in case the host is the domain server. .SH EXAMPLES Synchronize time automatically according to the current .B ptp4l -state, synchronize the system clock to the remote master. +state, synchronizing the system clock to the remote server. .RS \f(CWphc2sys \-a \-r\fP .RE -Same as above, but when the host becomes the domain master, synchronize time +Same as above, but when the host becomes the domain server, synchronize time in the domain to its system clock. .RS @@ -442,13 +442,13 @@ Same as above, in an IEEE 802.1AS domain. \f(CWphc2sys \-a \-rr --transportSpecific=1\fP .RE -The host is a domain master, PTP clock is synchronized to system clock and the +The host is a domain server, PTP clock is synchronized to system clock and the time offset is obtained from .BR ptp4l . .B Phc2sys waits for .B ptp4l -to get at least one port in master or slave mode before starting the +to get at least one port in server or client mode before starting the synchronization. .RS @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ does not wait for \f(CWphc2sys \-c /dev/ptp0 \-s CLOCK_REALTIME \-O 35\fP .RE -The host is in slave mode, system clock is synchronized from PTP clock, +The host is in client mode, system clock is synchronized from PTP clock, .B phc2sys waits for .B ptp4l -- 2.20.1 _______________________________________________ Linuxptp-devel mailing list Linuxptp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxptp-devel
