Re: [chrony-users] Root delay and Root dispersion values in `chronyc ntpdata'

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On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 11:17:58AM +0300, Horia Muntean wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 11:09 AM, Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm not sure if that is safe to assume. I think the error could go up
> > and then down in the interval. The question is what should be reported
> > in the log in order to give an estimate of maximum error.
> >
> > - root dispersion right after the update
> > - root dispersion right before the update
> > - a combination of the two
 
> Considering both provide valuable info why not both ?

The latest code in git produces three additional fields in the
tracking log: root delay, root dispersion and maximum error using root
delay and dispersion as it is right before the update. I wasn't able
to figure out a good way to combine the data before and after update.
It can be improved later.

-- 
Miroslav Lichvar

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