Why I did:
In case of multi-asic platforms gbsyncd is not getting added to Feature Table of Host Config DB. Without this container_checker complains of not needed gbsyncd container's are running.
How I did:
Update Both Host and Namespace config db when gbsyncd docker is starting.
How I verify:
Verified on Multi-asic platforms.
Fix the issues #10501 and #9733
If having gearbox, we need:
* add gbsyncd as a peer since swss also has dependency on gbsyncd
* add service gbsyncd to FEATURE table if it is missing
This change is to add a gbsyncd container to accommodate the syncd process and the SAI libraries for the Credo gearbox chips.
How I did it
This container works similar to the existing Broadcom syncd container. Its main difference is that the SAI-related dynamic libraries are replaced by the ones for Credo gearbox chips, and the container only reacts to SAI events for the gearbox chips. The SAI libraries will be provided by the package libsai-credo_1.0_amd64.deb.
For the image build, the added container will be built and included in the Broadcom platform image, after $(LIBSAI_CREDO)_URL = is replaced to the correct value. For now, as $(LIBSAI_CREDO)_URL is empty, the container build is skipped in the image build.
After the container is included in the image, in the runtime, the container will begin with checking the existence of /usr/share/sonic/hwsku/gearbox_config.json; if that file is not provided, the container will exit by itself. Therefore, for platforms unrelated to the Credo chips, as long as they are not providing the file, they will not be affected by this change.
* 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
