Re: [Linuxptp-users] PTP Clock completely wrong on a Intel 82579L

[Keller, J. E <jac...@in...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Cochran [mailto:ric...@gm...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 5:49 AM
> To: Norbert Lange <nol...@gm...>
> Cc: lin...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Linuxptp-users] PTP Clock completely wrong on a Intel 82579L
> 
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 01:22:33PM +0100, Norbert Lange wrote:
> > The Hardware is an Intel 82579L, soldered on the motherboard. Any idea
> > if this is a software issue, a systematic hardware bug or something
> > like a wrong reference clock?
> 
> Could be a driver issue.  I took a brief look at the e1000e driver,
> and it doesn't seem to specifically handle the 82579 WRT ptp.  I would
> take this up with Intel, or try the e1000-devel list.
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard

Yes, please forward as specific details as you can to the e1000-devel list, and the correct person should notice there. It sounds like a driver bug, though I dont really know the e1000e driver very well.

Thanks,
Jake