[ntp:questions] testing slew only mode (-x), not slewing correctly (linux sles10, ntpd v 4.1.1)

Unruh unruh-spam at physics.ubc.ca
Fri Oct 23 21:31:38 UTC 2009


Brian Utterback <brian.utterback at sun.com> writes:

>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.

Interesting. On which platforms is rtc used in the normal timekeeping
role?


>Brian Utterback




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