Bug 1623919

Summary:	[RFE] rebase latest linuxptp with latest features in RHEL7
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Reporter:	Yaniv Ferszt <yferszt>
Component:	linuxptp	Assignee:	Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Yalin.Li <yalli>
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:	Marie Hornickova <mdolezel>
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	7.5	CC:	atragler, mkolaja, mlichvar, pasik, pvaanane, thozza, yalli, zpytela
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	FutureFeature, Rebase
Target Release:	---
Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version:	linuxptp-2.0-1.el7	Doc Type:	Enhancement
Doc Text:	.`linuxptp` rebased to version 2.0 The `linuxptp` packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.0, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. The most notable features are as follows: * Support for unicast messaging has been added * Support for telecom G.8275.1 and G.8275.2 profiles has been added * Support for the NetSync Monitor (NSM) protocol has been added * Implementation of transparent clock (TC) has been added	Story Points:	---
Clone Of:		Environment:
Last Closed:	2019-08-06 13:10:17 UTC	Type:	Bug
Regression:	---	Mount Type:	---
Documentation:	---	CRM:
Verified Versions:		Category:	---
oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:
Bug Depends On:
Bug Blocks:	1630905, 1630913, 1663257

Description Yaniv Ferszt 2018-08-30 12:52:57 UTC

RFE REQUEST:
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1. Proposed title of this feature request
- rebase latest linuxptp with latest features in RHEL7

3. What is the nature and description of the request?
- Our Customer needs the latest linuxptp with latest features in RHEL7 to be able to "This feature "PTP monitoring" enables accuracy monitoring of the environment. If it is not available, there is a limited sight to the correlated accuracy of connected devices."

4. Why does the customer need this? (List the business requirements here)
- This feature "PTP monitoring" enables accuracy monitoring of the environment. If it is not available, there is a limited sight to the correlated accuracy of connected devices.

5. How would the customer like to achieve this? (List the functional requirements here)
- rebase latest linuxptp with latest features in RHEL7

6. For each functional requirement listed, specify how Red Hat and the customer can test to confirm the requirement is successfully implemented.
- provide a test package to the Customer

7. Is there already an existing RFE upstream or in Red Hat Bugzilla?
no

8. Does the customer have any specific timeline dependencies and which release would they like to target (i.e. RHEL5, RHEL6)?
- RHEL 7
- We would be happy to have a RedHat supported version 1.9.2 or better 2.x of linuxptp available as of the next 2-3 months

9. Is the sales team involved in this request and do they have any additional input?
no

10. List any affected packages or components.
linuxptp

11. Would the customer be able to assist in testing this functionality if implemented?
yes

Comment 8 Yalin.Li 2019-04-10 08:51:34 UTC

Verified.

[root@hp-dl388g8-10 ~]# uname -r
3.10.0-1034.el7.x86_64
[root@hp-dl388g8-10 ~]# yum info linuxptp
This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use subscription-manager to register.
Installed Packages
Name        : linuxptp
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 2.0
Release     : 2.el7
Size        : 594 k
Repo        : installed
From repo   : beaker-Server
Summary     : PTP implementation for Linux
URL         : http://linuxptp.sourceforge.net/
License     : GPLv2+
Description : This software is an implementation of the Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
            : according to IEEE standard 1588 for Linux. The dual design goals are to provide
            : a robust implementation of the standard and to use the most relevant and modern
            : Application Programming Interfaces (API) offered by the Linux kernel.
            : Supporting legacy APIs and other platforms is not a goal.

[root@hp-dl388g8-10 ~]# ptp4l -v
2.0
[root@hp-dl388g8-10 ~]# phc2sys -v
2.0

Comment 12 Yalin.Li 2019-06-19 06:47:55 UTC

All ptp cases have been executed. No anything unexpected.
https://beaker.engineering.redhat.com/jobs/3614671
https://beaker.engineering.redhat.com/jobs/3613271

Comment 13 Yalin.Li 2019-07-05 02:32:15 UTC

MT27800_100G(mlx5_core):
              maxOffset    minOffset     rmsOffset      maxDelay     minDelay     rmsDelay
  Ptp4l             40            0            10           136           114          125
Phc2sys             89            0            10           517           333          424
the max estimated error is 569

XL710_40G(i40e):  
               maxOffset   minOffset     rmsOffset      maxDelay     minDelay     rmsDelay
  Ptp4l             11             0             1           280          278          279
Phc2sys             73             0            10           706          485          635
the max estimated error is 925

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2019-08-06 13:10:17 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2019:2246