Re: [Linuxptp-devel] [PATCH] linuxptp: add phc_ctl program to help debug PHC devices

[Richard C. <ric...@gm...>]

On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 05:06:08PM -0700, Jacob Keller wrote:
> This is an updated version of a script I wrote a couple years ago for
> debugging the PHC when writing a new driver. I figured that it might be
> handy for the LinuxPTP project to include, as it can give some insight
> into the PHC directly. I have updated it to make use of the shared code
> here, in order to reduce duplication. Hopefully this is of some use to
> everyone.

I think this would be useful. The Linux testptp program does some of
the same things, but it is not very convenient to build.

Can you write a man page, too?

> diff --git a/phc_ctl.c b/phc_ctl.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..ff90ce4dbf1b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/phc_ctl.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,536 @@
> +/*
> + * @file phc2sys.c
> + * @brief Utility program to synchronize two clocks via a PPS.
> + * @note Copyright (C) 2012 Richard Cochran <ric...@gm...>

You should probably change these lines to reflect the new program.

Thanks,
Richard