Re: PLL in kernel?

Arvind Sankar (arvinds@mit.edu)
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 01:35:58 -0500


On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 04:57:05PM -0500, Arvind Sankar wrote:
> Is it normal for adjtimex to return TIME_ERROR (clock unsynchronized) and
> status = 0x40 (same thing), when xntpd is running with enable pll? i.e.
> shouldn't bit number 1 in status get set? I tried setting it by calling
> adjtimex() myself, and it doesn't work.
>
> -- arvind

ok, figured it out. xntpd by default decides that linux doesn't have an
accurate adjtimex. the PLL mods are relatively new, I guess. I had to rebuild
it and now it works. setting PLL mode by calling adjtimex worked, I suppose,
but probably xntpd reset it instantly.

-- arvind

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