conf: change default corrtimeratio to 3.0

This improves the overall frequency accuracy of the clock at a slight
cost in the time accuracy.
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Miroslav Lichvar 2014-05-21 12:08:10 +02:00
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@ -1513,9 +1513,9 @@ the password command automatically.
@subsection corrtimeratio
When @code{chronyd} makes a time correction, it controls how quickly
the system clock is slewed (so far only on Linux). This rate
temporarily affects the frequency error of the system clock.
affects the frequency error of the system clock.
The @code{corrtimeratio} directive controls the ratio between the
The @code{corrtimeratio} directive sets the ratio between the
duration in which the clock is slewed for an average correction
according to the source history and the interval in which the
corrections are done (usually the NTP polling interval). Corrections
@ -1523,22 +1523,21 @@ larger than the average take less time and smaller corrections take
more time, the amount of the correction and the correction time are
inversely proportional.
Increasing @code{corrtimeratio} makes the overall frequency error of
the system clock smaller, but increases the overall time error as
the corrections will take longer.
Increasing @code{corrtimeratio} improves the overall frequency error
of the system clock, but increases the overall time error as the
corrections take longer.
By default, the ratio is 1, which means the duration of an average
correction will be close to the update interval.
By default, the ratio is set to 3, the time accuracy of the clock is
preferred over its frequency accuracy.
The syntax is
@example
corrtimeratio 10
corrtimeratio 100
@end example
The current remaining correction is shown in the @code{tracking} report
(@pxref{tracking command}) as the @code{System time} value.
@c }}}
@c {{{ deny
@node deny directive

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@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static char *drift_file = NULL;
static char *rtc_file = NULL;
static unsigned long command_key_id;
static double max_update_skew = 1000.0;
static double correction_time_ratio = 1.0;
static double correction_time_ratio = 3.0;
static double max_clock_error = 1.0; /* in ppm */
static double reselect_distance = 1e-4;