[Git][NTPsec/ntpsec][master] NIST unit guideline conformance, Minor rewording.

[Matt Selsky]

Matt Selsky pushed to branch master at NTPsec / ntpsec


Commits:
4547d428 by Paul Theodoropoulos at 2018-10-31T06:19:52Z
NIST unit guideline conformance, Minor rewording.

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1 changed file:

- docs/extern.txt


Changes:

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docs/extern.txt
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ When the external clock is enabled, +ntpd+ does not discipline the
 system clock, nor does it maintain the error statistics. In this case,
 the external clock and driver do that using mechanisms unknown to
 +ntpd+; however, in this case the kernel state variables are retrieved
-at 64-s intervals by the Local Clock driver and used by the clock
+at 64 s intervals by the Local Clock driver and used by the clock
 selection and mitigation algorithms to determine the system variables
 presented to other NTP clients and peers. In this way, downstream
 clients and servers in the NTP subnet can make an intelligent choice
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ switch is not set, these values are not passed to the kernel; however,
 the daemon retrieves their present values and uses them in place of the
 values computed by the daemon.
 
-The +pps_update+ bit set in the protocol routine if the prefer peer has
-survived and has offset less than 128 ms; otherwise set to zero.
+The +pps_update+ bit is set in the protocol routine if the prefer peer has
+survived and has an offset of less than 128 ms; otherwise it is set to zero.
 
-The +PPS control+ Updated to the current time by kernel support if the
-PPS signal is enabled and working correctly. Set to zero in the adjust
+The +PPS control+ is updated to the current time by kernel support if the
+PPS signal is enabled and working correctly. It is set to zero in the adjust
 routine if the interval since the last update exceeds 120 s.
 
 The +ntp_enable+ and +kern_enable+ are set by the configuration module.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ disciplines the clock via the kernel and the internal daemon discipline
 is disabled.
 
 The external clock driver controls the system time and clock selection
-in the following way. Normally, the driver adjusts the kernel time using
+in the following way: Normally, the driver adjusts the kernel time using
 the +ntp_adjtime()+ system call in the same way as the daemon. In the
 case where the kernel discipline is to be used intact, the clock offset
 is provided in this call and the loop operates as specified. In the case



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