[ntp:questions] I have a Linux distribution here who has NTP, and its version is ntp-4.2.2p3

gregg dot drwho8 atsign gmail dot com gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 5 15:02:18 UTC 2007


On Jul 5, 5:53 am, Ulrich Windl <Ulrich.Wi... at RZ.Uni-Regensburg.DE>
wrote:
> gregg dot drwho8 atsign gmail dot com <gregg.drw... at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hello!
> > As you can see from the subject, this message concerns itself with
> > version ntp-4.2.2p3. Essentially I need to find out if this one needs
> > any of the patches from kernel.org to properly support the PPS
> > functions, as outlined both in that server, and online in a different
> > location, link on request.
>
> > The distribution, Slackware I am using is at version 11.0 for the
> > moment, and its at kernel 2.4.3.3.3 rather then 2.4.3.3.2 that the
> > patch needs. This is from PPSkit-2.1.7.
>
> > However, the 2.4 series kernels are now in maintenance mode according
> > to both kernel.org and a leading magazine on Linux. That is there are
> > newer releases of that series, but definetly not as frequently as say
> > the 2.6 series.
>
> So what is your question? I the kernel is more or less kernel.org-standard,
> the PPSkit patch will apply; if the kernel is modified a lot, some patches
> will need manual intervention to apply properly. Standard kernels in
> distributions will hardly include PPS support, because of the slight
> performance hit.
>
> So maybe your question/subject is "PPSkit for Slackware 11?". Is it?
>
> Regards,
> Ulrich
>
>
>
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> > Gregg gregg dot drwho8 atsign gmail dot com
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Hello!
More like one of, were your PPS additions finally added to that
version of NTP?
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Gregg gregg dot drwho8 atsign gmail dot com
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