NTP time sync

[Alessandro Zummo]

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:55:23 -0800
David Brownell <david-b at pacbell.net> wrote:

> > 
> >  So, if the arch maintainers agree, 
> >  I would suggest to schedule it for removal.
> > 
> > [1] http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/3/28/358
> 
> Suggested time of removal: one year after two relevant software
> package releases get updated:
> 
>   - NTPD, to call hwclock specifying the relevant RTC;

 This might introduce delays. ntpd might open the device
 and update the time itself.

>   - util-linux, updating hwclock to know about /dev/rtcN;
>   - busybox, with its own hwclock implementation.
> 
> The util-linux hwclock update is already in the queue, I'm told.

 I suspect nobody would change NTPD if we don't
 schedule that feature for removal :)


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 Best regards,

 Alessandro Zummo,
  Tower Technologies - Turin, Italy

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