[ntp:hackers] unprivileged ntpd prototype

Harlan Stenn stenn at ntp.org
Mon Nov 2 20:24:33 UTC 2009


Dave,

Brian wrote:
> > Ok, but without an explanation of the synth clock model, it will only be
> > useful for testing and comparison of more than one ntpd on the same host by
> > you, no one else.

Dave replied:
> Conceptually it's pretty simple -- it's the OS clock plus phase and
> frequency offsets from ntpd's clock adjustments, visible via ntpq -crv
> as synth_phase and synth_freq.  The utility distinct from 'disable
> ntp' is the loop filter code is fully exercised.

How about working up a .texi page (which we can easily turn in to a
.html page) for this?  If that's too much, how about a .html page (or a
.man page) and I'll deal with conversion later?

H


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