linuxptp Changelog

What's new in linuxptp 1.6

Sep 21, 2015
  • Support for the hybrid unicast/multicast delay mechanism from the draft Enterprise Profile.
  • Modular time stamp processing including a mode for jittery networks.

New in linuxptp 1.5 (Jan 5, 2015)

  • Adaptive servo based on linear regression.
  • Automatic configuration for the phc2sys program.
  • Event subscribing and notification.
  • Improved transmit time stamp performance.
  • Leap second and TAI offset handling.
  • New phc_ctl and timemaster utility programs.
  • Peer delay calculation adjustment using neighborRateRatio.
  • Poor man's Boundary Clock using a heterogeneous set of devices.
  • Servo for NTP SHM reference clock.

New in linuxptp 1.4 (Feb 19, 2014)

  • Median filter on the delay estimates
  • Improved gPTP support, including the gmCapable flag
  • Various minor corrections to the protocol handling
  • Multiple ptp4l instances can each have their own unix domain socket
  • Better run time error checks and messages
  • Expanded compile time error checking
  • Documentation enhancements

New in linuxptp 1.3 (Aug 3, 2013)

  • Automatic adjustment of PI servo constants according to sync interval.
  • Fix bug in unlucky sync/follow up handling.
  • Improved grand master support.
  • New servo option which specifies first step threshold.
  • Stricter configuration value validation.
  • Support management messages according to IEEE 1588 interpretation #29.
  • Use a dynamic frequency estimation interval.
  • Numerous documentation improvements and small bug fixes.

New in linuxptp 1.2 (Apr 23, 2013)

  • Automatically enabled PPS output from a PTP Hardware Clock.
  • CLOCK_DESCRIPTION and USER_DESCRIPTION management messages.
  • Fixed message alignment for armv5 machines.
  • Leap second handling.
  • More reliable transmit time stamps.
  • Support multiple fault types.

New in linuxptp 1.1 (Feb 20, 2013)

  • Added "asCapable" logic according to 802.1AS.
  • Better responses to management message errors.
  • Corrected the peer delay message timer for P2P mode.
  • Fixed bugs in TLV handling.
  • Improved servo start up performance.
  • New logging option to show synchronization summary.
  • Numerous improvements to the phc2sys program.