Re: [Linuxptp-users] Some general questions.

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

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> From: TheMazzim M [mailto:ma...@gm...]
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> Subject: Re: [Linuxptp-users] Some general questions.
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> Many thanks Richard.  Follow up:
> 
> 
> >Well, there is a driver bug.  There is a fix upstream, but your old
> >4.2 kernel lacks the fix.  You can either upgrade your kernel or
> >back port the fix.
> 
> Imagine that. An actual error log that describes the problem!
> 

Unfortunately it covers a range of issues. It's difficult to distinguish the issue, so it's hard to get a more specific message here, as the symptom is the same at the application layer.

> Upgrading completely could compromise a very stable platform for other tasks
> this stack executes.
> 
> Which version has the fix??
> 

There were fixes to linuxptp, and the kernel, and drivers. So it's hard to know for sure which thing will fix your case.

What driver are you using?

Thanks,
Jake