David Woolley wrote:
> David J Taylor wrote:
>
>>
>> Would it be any better for the routine to lie, and just give to the
>> nearest MHz, rounded down?
>
> That would result in an excessive error for those not using time
> synchronisation software,

I might say /tough/!

> and would produce extreme instability if the
> frequency was very close to the exact MHz.

Yes, that's why I suggested rounding, but there will undoubtedly be /some/ 
frequency for which it didn't work well.  Suggestion withdrawn.

Why do people mess with Linux like this?

Are current versions of FreeBSD much better for timekeeping than Linux?

David 

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