Re: [Linuxptp-users] ptp4l slave behind a BC reports GM as master clock

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

On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 01:59:22AM +0000, Li, Baoqian wrote:
> Given the slave is sync with BC directly and there is no direct interaction between GM and slave, reporting ff4cff as "best master clock" seems a bit confusing.

Not to me.

> Is it better to report like "best master clock a1e830, grand master ff4cff" or "parent port a1e830, grand master ff4cff"?

If you want this kind of detailed reporting, just use the management
interface.

Thanks,
Richard