[ntp:questions] Writing the drift file
brian utterback
brian.utterback at oracle.com
Fri Mar 6 14:40:30 UTC 2015
On 3/6/2015 4:35 AM, Harlan Stenn wrote:
> I'm wondering if we should just let folks specify a drift/wander
> threshold, and if the current value is more than that amount we write
> the file, and if the current value is less than that amount we don't
> bother updating the file. If folks are on a filesystem where the number
> of writes doesn't matter, no value would be set (or we could use 0.0)
> and it's not an issue.
I am not sure I understand. Do you mean if the delta us more than the
threshold, or the actual current value?
In any case, I would always write the current value on an orderly shutdown.
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Brian Utterback
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