QNX (was: Re: Raspberry Pi NTP config with fudge factors

Frank Nicholas frank at nicholasfamilycentral.com
Fri May 6 21:32:12 UTC 2016


> On May 6, 2016, at 4:19 PM, Gary E. Miller <gem at rellim.com> wrote:
> 
>       "System  V  shared  memory (shmget(2), shmop(2), etc.) is an older
>       shared memory API.  POSIX shared memory provides a  simpler,  and
>       better  designed interface; on the other hand POSIX shared memory
>       is somewhat less widely available (especially on  older  systems)
>       than System V shared memory.”

Does one or the other have better performance, or introduce more/less delays?  Would that be a reason to stick with one or change to the other?

>> Besides, while there's a case for supporting NTP client mode on
>> Windows, anybody who tries to use it as a primary time server is too
>> stupid to live.
> 
> Never underestiate the power of large numbers of stupid people.

Look at all the Trump supporters!  (sorry to mention politics on this list, but I couldn’t resist...)




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