@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ ena_netdev.[ch] Main Linux kernel driver.
ena_ethtool.c ethtool callbacks.
ena_xdp.[ch] XDP files
ena_pci_id_tbl.h Supported device IDs.
+ena_phc.[ch] PTP hardware clock infrastructure (see `PHC`_ for more info)
================= ======================================================
Management Interface:
@@ -221,6 +222,83 @@ descriptor it was received on would be recycled. When a packet smaller
than RX copybreak bytes is received, it is copied into a new memory
buffer and the RX descriptor is returned to HW.
+.. _`PHC`:
+
+PTP Hardware Clock (PHC)
+========================
+.. _`ptp-userspace-api`: https://docs.kernel.org/driver-api/ptp.html#ptp-hardware-clock-user-space-api
+.. _`testptp`: https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/tools/testing/selftests/ptp/testptp.c
+
+ENA Linux driver supports PTP hardware clock providing timestamp reference to achieve nanosecond accuracy.
+
+**PHC support**
+
+PHC depends on the PTP module, which needs to be either loaded as a module or compiled into the kernel.
+
+Verify if the PTP module is present:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ grep -w '^CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK=[ym]' /boot/config-`uname -r`
+
+- If no output is provided, the ENA driver cannot be loaded with PHC support.
+
+- ``CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK=y``: the PTP module is already compiled and loaded inside the kernel binary file.
+
+- ``CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK=m``: the PTP module needs to be loaded prior to loading the ENA driver:
+
+Load PTP module:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ sudo modprobe ptp
+
+All available PTP clock sources can be tracked here:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ ls /sys/class/ptp
+
+PHC support and capabilities can be verified using ethtool:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ ethtool -T <interface>
+
+**PHC timestamp**
+
+To retrieve PHC timestamp, use `ptp-userspace-api`_, usage example using `testptp`_:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ testptp -d /dev/ptp$(ethtool -T <interface> | awk '/PTP Hardware Clock:/ {print $NF}') -k 1
+
+PHC get time requests should be within reasonable bounds,
+avoid excessive utilization to ensure optimal performance and efficiency.
+The ENA device restricts the frequency of PHC get time requests to a maximum
+of 125 requests per second. If this limit is surpassed, the get time request
+will fail, leading to an increment in the phc_err statistic.
+
+**PHC statistics**
+
+PHC can be monitored using :code:`ethtool -S` counters:
+
+================= ======================================================
+**phc_cnt** Number of successful retrieved timestamps (below expire timeout).
+**phc_exp** Number of expired retrieved timestamps (above expire timeout).
+**phc_skp** Number of skipped get time attempts (during block period).
+**phc_err** Number of failed get time attempts (entering into block state).
+================= ======================================================
+
+PHC timeouts:
+
+================= ======================================================
+**expire** Max time for a valid timestamp retrieval, passing this threshold will fail
+ the get time request and block new requests until block timeout.
+**block** Blocking period starts once get time request expires or fails, all get time
+ requests during block period will be skipped.
+================= ======================================================
+
Statistics
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