Re: [gpsd-dev] PPS and privilege-dropping

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Harlan!

On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 22:54:10 +0000
Harlan Stenn <address@hidden> wrote:

> > gpsd needs root for several things during timekeeping
> > initialization: to give itself a high priority for minimal latency
> > timekeeping.
> 
> ntpd can do this too

Where do you think I got the idea from.  :-)

> If we can find a way to better handle SHM ownership (I figure none of
> us really wants to use the SHMs that are 0666) I'm happy to get that
> in to the NTP codebase ASAP.

So much else needs root, just handling that is not worth it.

If I had my druthers, gpsd<->ntpd would use the chronyd socket
mechanism.  It is a much simpler and robust method.  Given the LFSSTD
t still needs to put the socket in different places depending on
root/non-root operation.


RGDS
GARY
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