To improve management of docker-gbsyncd-vs. gbsyncd_startup.py simply spawned syncd processes and then exited. In that case, supervisord would no longer manage any processes in the container, and thus there was no way to know if a critical process had exited.
I recently created gbsyncdmgrd to be a more complete, robust replacement for gbsyncd_startup.py.
NOTE: This PR is dependent on the inclusion of gbsyncdmgrd in the sonic-sairedis repo. A submodule update is pending at
#7089
* buildimage: Add gearbox phy device files and a new physyncd docker to support VS gearbox phy feature
* scripts and configuration needed to support a second syncd docker (physyncd)
* physyncd supports gearbox device and phy SAI APIs and runs multiple instances of syncd, one per phy in the device
* support for VS target (sonic-sairedis vslib has been extended to support a virtual BCM81724 gearbox PHY).
HLD is located at b817a12fd8/doc/gearbox/gearbox_mgr_design.md
**- Why I did it**
This work is part of the gearbox phy joint effort between Microsoft and Broadcom, and is based
on multi-switch support in sonic-sairedis.
**- How I did it**
Overall feature was implemented across several projects. The collective pull requests (some in late stages of review at this point):
https://github.com/Azure/sonic-utilities/pull/931 - CLI (merged)
https://github.com/Azure/sonic-swss-common/pull/347 - Minor changes (merged)
https://github.com/Azure/sonic-swss/pull/1321 - gearsyncd, config parsers, changes to orchargent to create gearbox phy on supported systems
https://github.com/Azure/sonic-sairedis/pull/624 - physyncd, virtual BCM81724 gearbox phy added to vslib
**- How to verify it**
In a vslib build:
root@sonic:/home/admin# show gearbox interfaces status
PHY Id Interface MAC Lanes MAC Lane Speed PHY Lanes PHY Lane Speed Line Lanes Line Lane Speed Oper Admin
-------- ----------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------ ----------------- ------ -------
1 Ethernet48 121,122,123,124 25G 200,201,202,203 25G 204,205 50G down down
1 Ethernet49 125,126,127,128 25G 206,207,208,209 25G 210,211 50G down down
1 Ethernet50 69,70,71,72 25G 212,213,214,215 25G 216 100G down down
In addition, docker ps | grep phy should show a physyncd docker running.
Signed-off-by: syd.logan@broadcom.com
