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Denys Vlasenko
2023-01-18
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ntpd: correct comment: 2^-20 is ~1 microsecond (confused with 10^-20)
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networking/ntpd.c+1 -1
| @@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ step_time(double offset) | |
| /* This code adds floating point value on the order of 1.0 | |
| * to a value of ~4 billion (as of years 203x). | |
| * With 52-bit mantissa, "only" 20 bits of offset's precision | |
| - | * are used (0.01 attosecond), the rest is lost. |
| + | * are used (~1 microsecond), the rest is lost. |
| * Some 200 billion years later, when tvc.tv_sec would have | |
| * 63 significant bits, the precision loss would be catastrophic, | |
| * a more complex code would be needed. | |