It seems that time from ping command fluctuates. Here's a output from ping command.
# ping 127.0.0.1 PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.058 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.035 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.047 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.050 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=0.047 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=0.052 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=255 time=0.051 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=255 time=0.034 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=255 time=0.054 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=255 time=0.052 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=255 time=0.035 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=255 time=0.051 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=255 time=0.033 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=255 time=0.048 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=255 time=0.053 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=255 time=0.049 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=255 time=0.050 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=255 time=0.051 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=18 ttl=255 time=587.470 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=19 ttl=255 time=0.047 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=20 ttl=255 time=0.063 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=21 ttl=255 time=0.066 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=22 ttl=255 time=0.052 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=23 ttl=255 time=0.055 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=24 ttl=255 time=0.035 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=25 ttl=255 time=0.034 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=26 ttl=255 time=0.057 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=27 ttl=255 time=0.057 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=28 ttl=255 time=0.057 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=29 ttl=255 time=0.057 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=30 ttl=255 time=0.058 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=31 ttl=255 time=0.059 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=32 ttl=255 time=0.058 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=33 ttl=255 time=0.057 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=34 ttl=255 time=0.055 ms 64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=35 ttl=255 time=-587.359 ms At first, I suspect that system time fluctuates for some reasons. To test it, I wrote a simple python scripts to detect local time changes. # cat test.py import time def milliseconds(): return int(round(time.time() * 1000)) prev = milliseconds() while True: cur = milliseconds() dt = cur - prev if dt < 0: print("prev=%s, cur=%s, diff=%s" % (prev, cur, dt)) prev = cur # python3 test.py I validated the script with `rdate` command, and it works as expected. However it does not print logs on ping time fluctuations. Any hint to troubleshoot the issue? Here's my dmesg. 00=2828 01=a1a1 02=f7f7 03=2020 04=d9d9 05=5b5b 06=0b0b 07=3030 isa0 at pcib0 isadma0 at isa0 com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8/8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5 irq 1 irq 12 pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot) wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0 pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61 spkr0 at pcppi0 wbsio0 at isa0 port 0x2e/2: NCT6776F rev 0x33 lm1 at wbsio0 port 0x290/8: NCT6776F pci13 at mainbus0 bus 255 "Intel E5 QPI Link" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 8 function 0 not configured vendor "Intel", unknown product 0x3c83 (class system subclass miscellaneous, rev 0x07) at pci13 dev 8 function 3 not configured vendor "Intel", unknown product 0x3c84 (class system subclass miscellaneous, rev 0x07) at pci13 dev 8 function 4 not configured "Intel E5 QPI Link" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 9 function 0 not configured vendor "Intel", unknown product 0x3c93 (class system subclass miscellaneous, rev 0x07) at pci13 dev 9 function 3 not configured vendor "Intel", unknown product 0x3c94 (class system subclass miscellaneous, rev 0x07) at pci13 dev 9 function 4 not configured "Intel E5 PCU" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 10 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 PCU" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 10 function 1 not configured "Intel E5 PCU" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 10 function 2 not configured "Intel E5 PCU" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 10 function 3 not configured "Intel E5 Scratch" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 11 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 Scratch" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 11 function 3 not configured "Intel E5 Unicast" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 12 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 Unicast" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 12 function 1 not configured "Intel E5 Unicast" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 12 function 2 not configured "Intel E5 SAD" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 12 function 6 not configured "Intel E5 SAD" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 12 function 7 not configured "Intel E5 Unicast" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 13 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 Unicast" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 13 function 1 not configured "Intel E5 Unicast" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 13 function 2 not configured "Intel E5 Broadcast" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 13 function 6 not configured "Intel E5 Home Agent" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 14 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 Home Agent" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 14 function 1 not configured "Intel E5 TA" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 15 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 RAS" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 15 function 1 not configured "Intel E5 TAD" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 15 function 2 not configured "Intel E5 TAD" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 15 function 3 not configured "Intel E5 TAD" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 15 function 4 not configured "Intel E5 TAD" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 15 function 5 not configured "Intel E5 TAD" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 15 function 6 not configured "Intel E5 Thermal" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 16 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 Thermal" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 16 function 1 not configured "Intel E5 Error" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 16 function 2 not configured "Intel E5 Error" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 16 function 3 not configured "Intel E5 Thermal" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 16 function 4 not configured "Intel E5 Thermal" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 16 function 5 not configured "Intel E5 Error" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 16 function 6 not configured "Intel E5 Error" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 16 function 7 not configured "Intel E5 DDRIO" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 17 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 R2PCIE" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 19 function 0 not configured "Intel E5 PCIE Monitor" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 19 function 1 not configured "Intel E5 QPI" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 19 function 4 not configured "Intel E5 QPI Link Monitor" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 19 function 5 not configured "Intel E5 QPI Link Monitor" rev 0x07 at pci13 dev 19 function 6 not configured vmm0 at mainbus0: VMX/EPT uhub4 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 "Intel Rate Matching Hub" rev 2.00/0.00 addr 2 uhub5 at uhub3 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 "Intel Rate Matching Hub" rev 2.00/0.00 addr 2 vscsi0 at root scsibus4 at vscsi0: 256 targets softraid0 at root scsibus5 at softraid0: 256 targets root on sd0a (74fd07b06a4f30a1.a) swap on sd0b dump on sd0b Thanks, Jihyun Yu