[ntp:questions] Start of new GPS 1024 week epoch

Martin Burnicki martin.burnicki at meinberg.de
Tue Aug 20 08:56:29 UTC 2013


Rob wrote:
> Only the shared memory interface currently has functionality like this,
> and it has some limitations in the information it can convey.  If this
> interface is improved, all the local clock drivers can be moved out
> into separate processes and everyone can tinker his driver to fix problems
> like this one.  It will also be easier to release a fixed driver once
> a problem like this suddenly appears.

Once upon a time there was a good proposal for a new SHM interface with 
improved features. However, this was not accepted, and the discussion 
simply faded out. See:
http://lists.ntp.org/pipermail/questions/2011-March/028913.html


Martin
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Martin Burnicki

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