[Git][NTPsec/ntpsec][master] Address GitLab issue #381: simple mathematics

[Eric S. Raymond]

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


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1d103dcc by Eric S. Raymond at 2018-08-09T20:55:51Z
Address GitLab issue #381: simple mathematics

The relationships amonmg these counters can't be made pretty because
deformed packets issued by crap software can hit multiple different
error cases. Document the problem and punt.

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1 changed file:

- docs/includes/ntpq-body.txt


Changes:

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docs/includes/ntpq-body.txt
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@@ -386,7 +386,10 @@ displayed.
   Display operational summary.
 
 +sysstats+::
-  Print statistics counters maintained in the protocol module.
+  Print statistics counters maintained in the protocol module.  Note
+  that the relationships among these counters can look unlikely because
+  packets can get flagged for inclusion in exception statistics in more
+  than one way, for example by having both a bad length and an old version.
 
 [[auth]]
 == Authentication ==



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