[ntp:questions] Using different timebase for ntpd
David Woolley
david at ex.djwhome.demon.co.uk.invalid
Mon Mar 23 22:07:16 UTC 2009
Steve Kostecke wrote:
> On 2009-03-23, Patrick Loschmidt <Patrick.Loschmidt at gmx.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to replace the linux/unix system clock by a special clock
>> maintained on a PCI card.
>
> The RTC on the motherboard or the kernel clock? ntpd ignores the former
> and disciplines the latter.
As I understand it, he is replacing the kernel clock's role, so he needs
to replace all the system calls that read and discipline the kernel
clocks by ones that read and discipline the special hardware.
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