>> wouldn't a fourth alternative be to use ntpdate at the earliest
>> possible instant( ie, network up, routes installed, binary available)
>> to whack the clock into much better shape?
>
>We already do that. That's not the point.

i'm sorry...but i don't see how anything could be that time sensitive
that it would also be running before the clock had been "fixed" or
"stabilized".

i see what you're trying to fix, but i still don't see why.  unless
it's "just because it's there".

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