linux-kernel - Re: NTP time sync

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Message-ID: <20061122212355.046de470@inspiron>
Date:	Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:23:55 +0100
From:	Alessandro Zummo <alessandro.zummo@...ertech.it>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, Kumar Gala <galak@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...escale.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@....de>, akpm@...l.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	kkojima@...iij4u.or.jp, lethal@...ux-sh.org, paulus@...ba.org,
	ralf@...ux-mips.org, rmk@....linux.org.uk, mills@...l.edu,
	hackers@...ts.ntp.isc.org
Subject: Re: NTP time sync

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:55:23 -0800
David Brownell <david-b@...bell.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 :)


-- 

 Best regards,

 Alessandro Zummo,
  Tower Technologies - Turin, Italy

  http://www.towertech.it

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