[ntp:questions] testing slew only mode (-x), not slewing correctly (linux sles10, ntpd v 4.1.1)
Brian Utterback
brian.utterback at sun.com
Fri Oct 23 21:00:51 UTC 2009
David Woolley wrote:
> NTP uses the software clock, which is typically less accurate than the
> RTC. The RTC only steps in when the machine is powered down or between
> operating systems.
>
The interaction between the OS kernel and the RTC is platform and OS
dependent. You should not assume that the RTC plays no role while the
system is running.
Brian Utterback
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