> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geva, Erez <erez.geva....@siemens.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2021 2:29 PM
> To: Richard Cochran <richardcoch...@gmail.com>
> Cc: linuxptp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Linuxptp-devel] PORT_STATS_NP management TLV message
>
> Hi,
>
> I can be live with using little endian.
> This is not the first time I see using little endian with IEEE.
>
> However with the current code the endian depends on machine.
> So a linuxptp daemon that runs on a big endian (there are yet some) will send
> the
> message in big endian.
>
> May be we should limit this TLV message to UDS only?
> Since UDS always run on the same machine.
>
> Erez
>
If it only runs on the same machine there should be no issue. Even if it
crosses network I think just documenting that the format is in "host" endian
and adding a configuration option to pmc tool that allows you to set the format
to read the command output in would be enough?
Alternatively we can add a new PORTS_STATS_STRICT_NP or something which would
strictly use either Big or Little endian format, and then work on deprecating
the old format...
Thanks,
Jake
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