Re: [Linuxptp-devel] [PATCH v5 02/13] ts2phc: rename source code files ("master" to "source", "slav
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      From: Richard C. <ric...@gm...> - 2022-05-15 17:35:53
      
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| On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 02:14:10AM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote: > At the moment, a clock which emits PPS is not synchronizable, and > therefore called "master", and a clock which timestamps PPS is > synchronizable, and therefore called "slave". > > The ts2phc program is preparing to decouple the concept of clock > synchronization from the concept of who emits PPS and who timestamps > PPS. > > When that will happen, the "master" and "slave" terminology will become > vague. Rename what is today a "master" to a "PPS source" and a "slave" > to a "PPS sink". Temporarily, the clock representing the time reference > still coincides with the "PPS source", and the target clocks for > synchronization still coincide with the "PPS sinks". > > The change only renames files and their occurrences in the source code > (include paths and makefile). No functional change intended. > > Suggested-by: Richard Cochran <ric...@gm...> > Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <ol...@gm...> Applied. (I made a slight change to keep include directives in alphabetical order) Thanks, Richard |