Date:   Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:10:28 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Ulrich Windl <wiu09524@pc3103.klinik.uni-regensburg.de>
To:     linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: announce: PPSkit-0.8.1 for Linux 2.2.12 (fwd)

Here's a copy of my news article: -- Ulrich

Newsgroups: comp.protocols.time.ntp
Subject: announce: PPSkit-0.8.1 for Linux
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Hi,

PPSkit-0.8.1 should do for ntp-4.0.98b, but I could not test it (CVS
stopped working for me).

Here are the changes and other important information bits:

                            NEWS for 0.8.1

+ Updated ``BUGS'' and ``INSTALL''.

+ As I got no majority in the API working group to enforce setting the
  ``api_version'' to the proper value when using
  ``time_pps_setparams()'', I enforce it before the kernel is entered.
  This will fulfill what the draft says: ``This field is present to
  enable binary compatibility with future versions of the API.''

+ Avoid possible overflow situation when interpolating ticks using the
  timer chip's register in ``arch/i386/time.c''.

+ Updated ``enable_pps.c'' to fix some bugs when reporting events and
  times.  Changed format of output to show both sequence numbers.
  Added new option '-J' to monitor jitter only when a PPS or clock
  error is signalled.  Made event detection algorithm more reliable if
  both events are monitored.



Begin3
Title:          PPSkit
Version:        0.8.1
Entered-date:   1999-10-28
Description:    kernel time patch for NTP (RFC1305) and PPS support
(RFC1589)
                against Linux 2.2.12 (kernel patch, documentation, test
                programs).  Implements nanoseconds as resolution.
Implements
                PPS API draft "05" (dated 1999-08-17)
Keywords:       NTP, PPS, PPS API, kernel, RFC1305, RFC1589, xntp, ntpd,
time,
                clock, pulse-per-second, synchronization, calibration,
                adjtimex, nanoseconds, POSIX.4, nanokernel, hardpps
Author:         Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de (Ulrich Windl)
Maintained-by:  Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de (Ulrich Windl)
Primary-site:   linux.kernel.org /pub/linux/daemons/ntp/PPS
                95kB PPSkit-0.8.1.tar.gz
Alternate-site: 
Original-site:  pcphy4.physik.uni-regensburg.de /pub/wiu09524/PPS
                PPSkit-0.8.1.tar.gz
Platform:       RS232-compatible precision pulse-per-second with an error
                less than 500PPM (0.0005%, 0.5ms)
Copying-policy: GPL, but payment welcome!  (other licensing posible, ask!)
End



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