[comp.sys.sgi] IRIS clocks

merritt@iris613.gsfc.nasa.gov (John H Merritt) (06/17/90)

In article <9006162212.AA09995@neumann> shaginaw@NEUMANN.SQUIBB.COM writes:
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>     I've been experimenting with a variety of "timed" setups, and a
>question comes to mind.  Why are SGI's clocks so badly imprecise?

As described in timeslave(1M), check /usr/sysgen/master.d/kernel and
modify the 'timetrim' parameter.  I can't answer 'why'; just a fix.
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