Hi Jacob, You are right, architecture changes of a project that already rocks solid it's not easy. Furthermore I shared my wishes and my long term architectural view. I spent the last months trying to understand the code, and just now I'm proposing my (small) changes.
ciao luigi Il giorno gio 22 apr 2021 alle ore 18:43 Jacob Keller < jacob.e.kel...@intel.com> ha scritto: > > > On 4/22/2021 8:46 AM, Luigi 'Comio' Mantellini wrote: > > Generally speaking and in my opinion should be interesting to have the > > following features: > > - asynchronous clock adjust: I2c is a slow bus with unpredictable > > access time, especially when you have a lot of devices. this is a true > > story. > > - a thread for each port that handles the ptp protocol and the > > timeouts: this will make more robust the stack on issues depending on TX > > timestamping. > > - a capability to use transport/interfaces different from linux > > interfaces, loading a custom .so file. i.e. timestamper send back the > > TS using in band communication. > > - ability to add/remove ports on the fly without traffic hit. > > - ability to change all port configurable parameters on the fly. > > > > My wishlist is from customer requirements, of course. > > > Most of these do sound like great features to have, but many would > require significant architecture changes. As LinuxPTP is an open source > project, you (or your customers) are free to work on such improvements > and contribute them back. > > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxptp-devel mailing list > Linuxptp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxptp-devel > -- *Luigi 'Comio' Mantellini* My Professional Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/comio> *"UNIX is very simple, it just needs a genius to understand its simplicity." [cit.]*
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