[Git][NTPsec/ntpsec][master] 2 commits: In the parse driver, add an obsolescence note.

[Eric S. Raymond]

Eric S. Raymond pushed to branch master at NTPsec / ntpsec


Commits:
383b8442 by Eric S. Raymond at 2016-01-24T15:15:35-05:00
In the parse driver, add an obsolescence note.

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e85b9d8c by Eric S. Raymond at 2016-01-24T15:15:35-05:00
Add a "Potential device removals" section.

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2 changed files:

- devel/TODO
- ntpd/refclock_parse.c


Changes:

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devel/TODO
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--- a/devel/TODO
+++ b/devel/TODO
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ __________
 * Forward-port NTP Classic fix for [Bug 2830] just in case we want to
   revive Autokey someday.
 
+== Potential device removals ==
+
+* Modes 9 and 10 in the parse driver support hardware that was discontinued
+  before 2003.
+
 == Old, sometime ancient stuff ==
 
 970711: Look Real Hard at changing the key stuff from u_long to u_int32.


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ntpd/refclock_parse.c
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--- a/ntpd/refclock_parse.c
+++ b/ntpd/refclock_parse.c
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
  * Copyright (c) 1989-2015 by Frank Kardel <kardel at ntp.org>
  * Copyright 2015 by the NTPsec project contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Note: some modes are obsolete and could probably stand to be removed
+ * next time this code gets serious attention.  In particular, modes 9 and 10
+ * support the Trimble SVeeSix, which was discontinued before 2003. Related
+ * code in the parse library could also be dropped.
  */
 
 #include "config.h"



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