[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




More information about the questions mailing list