Re: [PATCH net-next 08/11] net: ixgbe: convert to timecounter adjtime.

Richard Cochran
2014-12-23T21:43:01Z

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 01:07:19PM -0800, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> Just for sanity sake, I will have Phillip test the changes, but there is
> no need to hold this up from being committed in the mean time.

FYI, here is a test that may show the improved behavior when comparing
before/after.

1. Start ptp4l, let it run long enough to find the frequency offset.

2. Stop ptp4l with ^C.

3. Wait a bit, to let the clock drift away.

4. Restart ptp4l, it will now start with the frequency offset learned
in step 1.

5. Notice the the offsets in states s0 -> s1 -> s2.
There will likely be less offset error with the patches applied.

Thanks,
Richard