On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 05:38:36PM +0200, Maciek Machnikowski wrote:

> Since the GNSS itself doesn't come with any dataset attached, the virtual port
> concept was created. Its sole purpose is to present the BMCA with the dataset 
> of
> the physical PPS+ToD signal.
> 
> The way to implement would require the ts2phc to communicate with ptp4l and
> present the dataset configured in its config file when the signal is present, 
> so
> the 1588 upstream port can go into passive state and ptp4l would send the
> correct dataset downstream. Whenever the PPS is not available, the dataset
> presented by ts2phc should change and the BMCA should kick in changing the
> time source in the tree.

+1

This is exactly what is missing from the presented patch series.

Thanks,
Richard


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