[ntp:questions] ntp discipline of local time?

[David Woolley]

Unruh wrote:

> 
> And then line 595-597
>            ntv.modes |= MOD_FREQUENCY;
>             ntv.freq = (int32)((clock_frequency +
>                 drift_comp) * 65536e6);

This is immediately preceded by:

                         /*
                          * The frequency is set directly only if
                          * clock_frequency is nonzero coming out of FREQ
                          * state.
                          */
                         if (clock_frequency != 0) {

I.e. the frequency setting is a one off.


> 
> 
>  And then the whole of 
> /*
>  * adj_host_clock - Called once every second to update the local clock.
>  *
>  * LOCKCLOCK: The only thing this routine does is increment the
>  * sys_rootdispersion variable.
>  */

Which starts with:

         /*
          * If clock discipline is disabled or if the kernel is enabled,
          * get out of Dodge quick.
          */
         if (!ntp_enable || mode_ntpdate || (pll_control &&
             kern_enable))
                 return;

I.E. the routine does nothing if the kernel discipline code is in use.

> 
> This certainly produces an exponential decay. 

And is used for the user space clock discipline code.