Op 24/02/2012 om 12:32:51 +0100, schreef Miroslav Lichvar:
> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:12:10PM +0100, Leo Baltus wrote:
> > Op 24/02/2012 om 11:43:01 +0100, schreef Miroslav Lichvar:
> > > I think that will create a positive feedback loop and will not work
> > > well, if at all. The instance which sets the clock needs to compare
> > > its clock against a stable clock, not something which includes its
> > > own clock.
> > 
> > Wouldn't the one running on its own clock mark it as 'bad' in
> > comparison with the others?
> 
> I don't think so, how would it know it's bad?
> 
> Even if it would ignore it, the loop would be just longer, it would go
> through the other servers.
> 
> > > > In the mean time I have prepared a patch to see if i can get this
> > > > working. Any thoughts about testing scenarios?
> > > 
> > > I'm interested to see what the patch does.
> 
> I think this can work only if the server knows what changes to the
> local clock the client did so it can fix its sourcestats.
> 

Ah, I see. Time to go back to the drawing board...

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